Interrogation, intelligence and security: Controversial British Techniques

Interrogation, Intelligence and Security examines the origins and effects of a group of interrogation techniques known as the ‘five techniques’.

Through its in-depth analysis the book reveals how British forces came to use these controversial methods. Focusing on the British colony of Aden (1963–67), the height of ‘the troubles’ in Northern Ireland (1971), and the conflict in Iraq (2003), the book explores the use of hooding to restrict vision, white noise, stress positions, limited sleep a...