Resume

• 2006

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Areas: Theory and Culture

  Sociology

  Texas A&M University

  MS

  Sociology

  Texas A&M University

• 2002

  BS

  Sociology

  University of North Texas

  BA

  Spanish

  University of North Texas

• Culture

  College Teaching

  Social Theory

  Theory

  Qualitative Research

  Sociology

  Lecturing

  Poisoned social climate

  collective responsibility

  and the abuse at Abu Ghraib--Or

  the establishment of \"rule that is lack of rule\"

  Stjepan Mestrovic

  The authors draw upon the experiences of one of the co-authors as an expert witness in sociology for mitigation at three of the courts-martial pertaining to the abuse at Abu Ghraib that were held at Ft. Hood

  Texas in the year 2005 (for Javal Davis

  Sabrina Harman

  and Lynndie England). In addition

  this paper is based upon the thousands of pages of affidavits

  testimony

  and U.S. Government reports concerning Abu Ghraib. These internal government reports

  as well as the Levin-McCain report

  point to collective responsibility and the responsibility of individuals high in the chain of command for establishing unlawful techniques. We review the shortcomings of a purely psychological approach for understanding the abuse

  and turn to Durkheim's original understanding of anomie as a state of social derangement or rule by lack of rule to introduce the ideas of the social origins of and social responsibility for the abuse. We conclude with sociological suggestions for reforming some of the legal

  medical

  psychiatric

  and other professional complicity in the abuse at Abu Ghraib.

  Poisoned social climate

  collective responsibility

  and the abuse at Abu Ghraib--Or

  the establishment of \"rule that is lack of rule\"

  Romero

  Rachel

  Romero

  Texas A&M University

  Austin Community College

  Texas State University

  Texas A&M University

  Austin Community College

  Adjunct Faculty

  Austin

  Texas Area

  Texas State University