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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > types of punishment > corporal punishment > torture
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > antisocial behavior > cruelty > torture
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > antisocial behavior > cruelty > torture
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > mental health, mental disorders, and special groups > antisocial behavior > cruelty > torture
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > antisocial behavior > cruelty > torture
social science subjects > sociology > social problems > cruelty > torture

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torture  

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  • Torture is any one of intense interrogation methods used to elicit involuntary information disclosure from another person. These methods have been historically sanctioned by states as justified by the end goals of national security and public safety, though they have also increasingly been challenged on legal, moral, and ethical grounds during the past half century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Deception; Torture]

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