The Meaning of 'Battlefield': An Analysis of the Government's Representations of 'Battlefield' Capture and 'Recidivism' of the Guantánamo Detainees

Denbeaux, Mark; Denbeaux, Joshua W.; Grätz, Ronald

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“…Deterrence theory seems to explain why the vast majority of releasees have not reengaged in terrorism although some unknowable proportion may never have recidivated even without the detention at GTMO. This latter case seems a serious possibility for those releasees who were picked up during large-scale sweeps (Friedman 2006;Denbeaux et al 2007). For those who have recidivated, labeling and defiance theory may be an important explanation of their return to the fight.…”

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Predictors of Release from Guantánamo Bay and Detainee Recidivism1

Fahey¹

2013

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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Exploring Reports of Recidivism by Guantánamo Bay Releasees. The purpose of this research is to examine what is known about recidivism by Guantánamo Bay releasees. Government reports suggest that approximately 27 percent of these releasees have returned to the battlefield while reporting in the open source media identifies the recidivism rate as nearly 9 percent. Deterrence, labeling and defiance theories were applied to explain their recidivism, and The New York Times' Guantánamo Docket document release was used to code the 779 detainees on whether they were released, their nationality, age, time since release, risk level, intelligence value and other relevant domains. The recidivism data were obtained from the New America Foundation. These datasets were used to model the predictors of release from Guantánamo Bay and the predictors of recidivism for those who were released. Risk level, intelligence value, membership in multiple groups, and being of Yemeni nationality all statistically significantly affected the likelihood of release. However, only time since release predicted recidivism. It is likely that the proportion of detainees identified as recidivists will increase over time, as time to offend and be discovered increases, and as higher-risk detainees are released as part of the Obama Administration's attempts to empty the island prison.

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Predictors of Release from Guantánamo Bay and Detainee Recidivism1

Fahey¹

2013

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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Köthe

2023

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Mindestens 780 Menschen wurden seit dem 11. Januar 2002 in das extraterritoriale Gefangenenlager Guantánamo Bay entführt. Sebastian Köthe erzählt die Geschichte von Widerstand und Folter im Lager anhand der Zeugnisse der Gefangenen. Er analysiert Knotenpunkte wie Isolation und Beziehungsstiftung, Hungerstreik und Zwangsernährung, Gefangenschaft und Suizid. Dies führt zur Diagnose einer Folterkultur, an der Politik und Künste teilhaben. Folter wird einerseits ausgestellt, um ganze Bevölkerungsgruppen zu bedrohen und die Exekutive zu ermächtigen, und andererseits verheimlicht und verharmlost, um Täter*innen zu schützen. Am Beispiel von Spiel- und Dokumentarfilmen sucht dieser Band nach den Konturen einer Antifolterkultur, die auf die Zeugnisse der Überlebenden antworten könnte.

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The Meaning of 'Battlefield': An Analysis of the Government's Representations of 'Battlefield' Capture and 'Recidivism' of the Guantánamo Detainees

Cited by 17 publications

References 12 publications

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