These are official DoD documents that cover the area of interrogation and detention operations for the military. They include regulations, policy, specific guidance, and a number of important investigations. Many have specific mentions of the use of psychologists who consult to the military in these areas. Where possible, they are labeled with the date that they were issued, followed by the name of the document. Click on the document title to download the document.
1992 09 28 Field Manual 34-52: This is the Army Field Manual that gave US doctrine (how to conduct interrogation operations) from 1992 until it was superseded by the new Field Manual in 2006.
1997 10 01 AR 190-8 Enemy Prisons of War: This is the Army Regulation (which applied to all of DoD) on how to treat Prisoners of War, Retained Persons, Civilian Internees, and any other detainees under US military control. It was recently updated, in 2015, but was the official regulation from 1997 until 2015.
2004 06 Jacoby Report: A review of interrogation and detention operations in Afghanistan.
2004 07 21 Detainee Operations Inspection Report: This was a detailed inspection of DoD detainee and interrogation operations. It included a psychologist on the team of investigators.
2005 04 01 AR 15-6 Investigation into FBI Allegations at GTMO: This was a formal investigations into abuse at GTMO based on allegations from the FBI.
1992 09 28 Field Manual 34-52: This is the Army Field Manual that gave US doctrine (how to conduct interrogation operations) from 1992 until it was superseded by the new Field Manual in 2006.
1997 10 01 AR 190-8 Enemy Prisons of War: This is the Army Regulation (which applied to all of DoD) on how to treat Prisoners of War, Retained Persons, Civilian Internees, and any other detainees under US military control. It was recently updated, in 2015, but was the official regulation from 1997 until 2015.
2004 06 Jacoby Report: A review of interrogation and detention operations in Afghanistan.
2004 07 21 Detainee Operations Inspection Report: This was a detailed inspection of DoD detainee and interrogation operations. It included a psychologist on the team of investigators.
2005 04 01 AR 15-6 Investigation into FBI Allegations at GTMO: This was a formal investigations into abuse at GTMO based on allegations from the FBI.
2005 05 24 Interim Guidance on Detainee Care: This was medical guidance that was provided to all Army medical personnel on the treatment of detainees in US custody. It included initial guidance for psychologists who provide “any form of assistance with the interrogation process.”
2005 05 24 Martinez Lopez Report: This was a report of a detailed assessment into the medical support to detainee operations. It included a review of the use of psychologists supporting interrogation and detention operations.
2005 06 03 Medical Program Principles and Procedures for the Protection and Treatment of Detainees in the Custody of the Armed Forces of the United States: This was a memorandum from the Assistance Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs articulating the Principles and Procedures for all DoD Health Care Personnel (including psychologists supporting interrogation and detention operations) for working with detainees in US custody.
2008 11 20 SASC Report: The Senate Armed Services Committee Report is the most detailed and accurate rendition of the US’s involvement and actions concerning interrogation from 2001 until 2008.
2009 02 Walsh Report: This is the report commissioned by President Obama to review the conditions of confinement at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It specially found that the mission of psychologists supporting interrogation operations should be continued.
2006 09 Field Manual 2-22.3: This is the Army manual (it applies to all uniformed services) that give the doctrine on interrogation operations. Because of the Detainee Treatment Act, it is also US Law. It clearly outlines the prohibition of any abuse of detainees.
2006 10 20 MEDCOM Policy: This is the detailed guidance on how psychologists may support interrogation operations. It clearly outlines the prohibition of any abuse of detainees.
2008 05 30 Joint Publication 3-63: This is the joint publication that provides guidelines for planning and executing military detainee operations. It clearly outlines the prohibition of any abuse of detainees.
2008 10 09 DODD 3115.09 DOD Intelligence Interrogations (2008): Updated version of the DoD Directive on conducting Intelligence Interrogations.
2005 11 03 DODD 3115.09 DOD Intelligence Interrogations (2005): This is the DoD Directive that covers Intelligence Interrogations, specifically addressing humane treatment and the use of psychologists who support interrogations.
2005 09 ST 4-02 46 Medical Support to Detainee Operations: This provides the details of the techniques and procedures that govern medical support to detainee operations, including the requirements to report abuse, and the overall function of psychologists who support interrogation operations.
2005 12 30 SECDEF Memorandum - Interrogation & Treatment of Detainees by the Department of Defense: This implements the Detainee Treatment Act, requiring that only techniques in the Army Field Manual are used in intelligence interrogations, and that all persons held by the Armed Forces shall be treated humanely.
2006 06 06 DODI 231008E Medical Program Support for Detainee Operations: This provides medical policy for the treatment of detainees. Enclosure 2 gives specific guidance on the use of psychologists who support interrogations.
2006 08 25 DOD IG Investigations of Detainee Abuse: This is the formal review of the various DoD-Directed Investigations into Detainee Abuse.
2006 09 05 DODD 2310.01E DOD Detainee Program: The is the Directive that outlines responsibilities and policy for the Department of Defense on Detainee Operations.