Timeline of American Psychological Association Policies and Actions Related to Detainee Welfare and Professional Ethics in the Context of Interrogation and National Security

Sept. 21, 2018 APA President Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, ABPP, responds[1] (PDF, 68KB) to the Defense Department letter of concern regarding APA’s 2015 Council resolution on psychologists and national security. Aug. 9, 2018 Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Tom McCaffery sends a letter of concern[2] (PDF, 34KB) to APA’s Board of Directors about APA’s 2015 Council resolution...

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May 19: “Secrets, Politics and Torture” | Press Release + Trailer

FRONTLINE Investigates the CIA’s Secret Interrogation Program When Zero Dark Thirty premiered in 2012, the Hollywood film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden became a blockbuster hit. The CIA worked with the filmmakers, and the movie portrayed the agency’s controversial “enhanced interrogations” — widely described as torture — as a key to uncovering information that led to the finding...

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