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Justice, Crime, and Ethics
8th Edition
Chapter 21
Terrorism and Ethics
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Introduction
Responses by United States after September 11
attacks
◼ Authorization of military force
◼ The USA PATRIOT Act enhanced law
enforcement abilities to investigate and share
information among agencies
◼ Afghanistan was attacked and the Taliban was
ousted
◼ Invasion of Iraq
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War Strategy to Combat
Terrorism
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Aggressive military campaign
Creation of military tribunals
Use of secret prisons to hold terror
suspects
Use of renditions
Adoption of harsh interrogation techniques
for suspected terrorists
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The Use of Military System of Justice
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Military Tribunals
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Challenged in Federal Court
Military Commissions Act of 2006
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Guantanamo Bay
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Harsh interrogation
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Shouted questions
Reduced sleep
Stress positions
Isolation
Torture Memos
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Replaced with Military Commissions Act of 2009
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
New approach by Obama Administration
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Abu Ghraib
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Abu Ghraib
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Abuse allegations
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Physical violence
Photograph and videotaping nude detainees
Sexual assault
Intimidation
Taguba Report
Possible media impact : Can television shows
such as “24” have a negative effect on
soldiers?
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How Should We Respond
to Terrorism?
Two Options
◼ Traditional option
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Treated as criminal, given same rights as citizens
Several hundred terrorists have been successfully prosecuted
and processed by federal criminal justice system
Conviction rate: 87 percent
◼ Notable cases:
◼ Richard Reid / Iyman Faris / “Lackawanna Six” /
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali
Combatant option
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Military tribunal
Not permitted access to U.S. courts
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Recent Approach
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Obama Administration:
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All options available
Prefer federal criminal court
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Close Guantanamo Bay detention facility
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Transfer many detainees to outside countries
Others recommended for federal prosecution
Some ineligible for prosecution
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Advantages for Military Option
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Proof requirements
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Admissibility of confessions
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Greater ability to close courtroom to public for classified
information
Hearsay evidence
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Miranda warnings not required
Reliability test
Closing courtroom
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Only two-thirds of jury needed for conviction
Same burden of proof
Relaxed rules on hearsay evidence
Classified evidence
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Similar to criminal court
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Advantages for Federal Criminal
Court
1. Certainty and finality
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Speed the process
More reliable long-term incarceration
Reduce litigation risk
Promote guilty pleas
2. Scope
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Military option not available for U.S. citizens
“Lone wolf” terrorists
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Advantages for Federal Criminal
Court, cont.
3. Incentives for cooperation
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More reliable plea bargaining system
Provides detainees little incentive to provide
information
4. Sentencing
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Harsh sentencing guidelines
Unclear how long current ability to hold detainees
indefinitely will be upheld after current operations
cease
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Advantages for Federal Criminal
Court, cont.
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International Cooperation
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Cooperation for other countries could expedite
process
Some terrorists may go free without international
cooperation
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Conclusion
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September 11 attacks shows that America
is not immune from catastrophic terrorist
attacks
Underlying the debate was issue of “does
the ends justify the means?”
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