TY - BOOK ID - 78371236 TI - Just violence PY - 2017 SN - 1503601021 9781503601024 9780804794718 0804794715 9781503601017 1503601013 PB - Stanford, California DB - UniCat KW - Police KW - Police brutality KW - Torture KW - Violence KW - Human rights KW - Public opinion KW - Basic rights KW - Civil rights (International law) KW - Rights, Human KW - Rights of man KW - Human security KW - Transitional justice KW - Truth commissions KW - Violent behavior KW - Social psychology KW - Cruelty KW - Punishment KW - Extraordinary rendition KW - Brutality by police KW - Excessive force used by police KW - Excessive use of force by police KW - Police use of excessive force KW - Use of excessive force by police KW - Police misconduct KW - Cops KW - Gendarmes KW - Law enforcement officers KW - Officers, Law enforcement KW - Officers, Police KW - Police forces KW - Police officers KW - Police service KW - Policemen KW - Policing KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Criminal justice personnel KW - Peace officers KW - Public safety KW - Security systems KW - Attitudes. KW - Public opinion. KW - Law and legislation KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Police violence UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78371236 AB - Police who engage in torture are condemned by human rights activists, the media, and people across the world who shudder at their brutality. Stark revelations about torture by American forces at places like Guantanamo Bay have stoked a fascination with torture and debates about human rights. Yet despite this interest, the public knows little about the officers who actually commit such violence. How do the police understand what they do? How do their beliefs inform their responses to education and activism against torture? Just Violence reveals the moral perspective of perpetrators and how they respond to human rights efforts. Through interviews with law enforcers in India, Rachel Wahl uncovers the beliefs that motivate officers who use and support torture, and how these beliefs shape their responses to international human rights norms. Although on the surface Indian officers' subversion of human rights may seem to be a case of "local culture" resisting global norms, officers see human rights as in keeping with their religious and cultural traditions—and view Western countries as the primary human rights violators. However, the police do not condemn the United States for violations; on the contrary, for Indian police, Guantanamo Bay justifies torture in New Delhi. This book follows the attempts of human rights workers to both persuade and coerce officers into compliance. As Wahl explains, current human rights strategies can undermine each other, leaving the movement with complex dilemmas regarding whether to work with or against perpetrators. ER -