APA's expert panel in the congressional review of the USS iowa incident  

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Otto, Randy K. ; Starr, Laura ; Darkes, Jack ; Poythress, Norman

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: American Psychologist vol. 48 no. 01 (Jan. 1993), page 8-15.

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In 1989, an explosion aboard the USS Iowa killed 47 sailors, The navy attributed the explosion to the intentional suicidal acts of Gunners A/ate Clayton Hariwig, a conclusion supported primarily by an "equivocal death analysis" conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The us. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee (HASC) was highly critical of the FBI's report and the navy's conclusions, in part because of ,he peer review provide1 by 12 psychologists organized by the American Psychological Association (APA.). This article (a) reviews the nature of equivocal death analysis and related reconstructive psychological evaluations. (b) describes the nature of APA's cO.'1su!,ation and involvement with the HASC (c) discusses the conclusions reached by the HASC arid the influence of the APA panelists, and (d) suggests limitations on the use of equivocal death analysis and related procedures in light of scientific concerns and ethical consideration.

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