Study identifies why re-educating torturers may not work

Friday, November 21, 2014 - 09:01 in Psychology & Sociology

Many human rights educators assume – incorrectly, as it turns out – that police and military officers in India who support the torture of suspects do so because they are either immoral or ignorant. This incorrect assumption weakens efforts to educate officers about human rights violations.

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