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War Versus Criminal Justice in Responding to Terrorism: The Losing Logic of Torture


War Versus Criminal Justice in Responding to Terrorism: The Losing Logic of Torture

Abstract: 

In his speech to the Reserve Officers Association, President Bush joined two ways of thinking about the response to terrorism. Most commonly the President refers to the War on Terror (nine references), but he also promised justice: the terrorists will be brought to justice (one reference).

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Full Citation: 

McCauley, Clark. 2009. "War Versus Criminal Justice in Responding to Terrorism: The Losing Logic of Torture." In Terrorism and Torture: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, eds. Werner G.K. Stritzke, Stephan Lewandowsky, David Denemark, Joseph Clare, and Frank Morgan. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 63-85. https://books.google.com/books/about/Terrorism_and_Torture.html?id=OcLcL...

START Author(s): 
Clark McCauley
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Research Area: 
Crime and Terrorism Counterterrorism
Topics: 
Policing Terrorism
Regions: 
Global