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Dr. Stephen Behnke, a national representative of the APA conference, describes the association’s ethics and interrogation guidelines

Announcer:

This week, researchers, practitioners and educators are convening in Boston at the 116 th American Psychological Association Convention to examine a wide range of current issues affecting our society, including how stress kills, the psychology behind hate crimes, how to change the nation’s diet , the link between childhood ear infections and obesity, and how our emotions affect our political preferences.

Dr Stephen Behnke a national representative of the APA conference, describes the association’s ethics and interrogation guidelines.

Dr. Stephen Behnke:

“Our position on interrogation is built upon a set of strict ethical guidelines. Our first premise is do no harm, and our foundational principle is that any form of torture and abuse – physical or psychological – is always unethical and always prohibited. These aspects of our position go along with a number of other ethical guidelines, such as the strict prohibition against mixing the roles of health care provider and consultant to an interrogation. “

Announcer:

During the conference, more than 3,000 symposia, paper and poster sessions are being presented. For more information, visit www.apa.org.