Promoting aggression and violence at Abu Ghraib: The U.S. military's transformation of ordinary people into torturers

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 388-395

  Lankford, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Organizational behavior; Personnel training; Torture; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARMY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEHUMANIZATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; IRAQ; MILITARY PHENOMENA; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; REVIEW; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOLDIER; TERRORISM; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 68549109356     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.06.007     Document Type: Review

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