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SAGE Journal User Guide

Article 1: Schiemann, J. W. (2012). Interrogational Torture Or How Good Guys Get Bad Information with Ugly Methods. Political Research Quarterly, 65(1), 3-19.

Discuss:

1. Would you consider waterboarding torture? Why, or why not?
2. What are some of the reasons the author believes torture becomes justified and used frequently, despite its illegality?

Article 2: Wall, T., & Monahan, T. (2011). Surveillance and violence from afar: The politics of drones and liminal security-scapes. Theoretical Criminology, 15(3), 239-254.

Discuss:

1. How does moral ambiguity impact the increased use of drones in the US?
2. Should drone use be permitted in warzones?