{"id":48769,"date":"2014-12-15T13:24:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T18:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2014\/12\/15\/about-half-see-cia-interrogation-methods-as-justified\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:10:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:10:22","slug":"about-half-see-cia-interrogation-methods-as-justified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2014\/12\/15\/about-half-see-cia-interrogation-methods-as-justified\/","title":{"rendered":"About Half See CIA Interrogation Methods as Justified"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"survey-report\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"display: none;\">Survey Report<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2014\/12\/15\/about-half-see-cia-interrogation-methods-as-justified\/more-say-cia-interrogation-methods-were-justified-than-unjustified\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20056905\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20056905\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/More-Say-CIA-Interrogation-Methods-Were-Justified-than-Unjustified.png\" alt=\"More Say CIA Interrogation Methods Were Justified than Unjustified\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the Senate Intelligence Committee\u2019s report on CIA interrogation practices in the period following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, 51% of the public says they think the CIA methods were justified, compared with just 29% who say they were not justified; 20% do not express an opinion.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new national survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted Dec. 11-14 among 1,001 adults, finds that amid competing claims over the effectiveness of CIA interrogation methods, 56% believe they provided intelligence that helped prevent terrorist attacks, while just half as many (28%) say they did not provide this type of intelligence.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partisan divides on these questions are wide. A large majority of Republicans (76%) say the interrogation methods used by the CIA after 9\/11 were justified. Democrats are divided \u2013 37% say the methods were justified, while 46% disagree. About twice as many liberal Democrats (65%) as conservative and moderate Democrats (32%) say the CIA\u2019s interrogation techniques were not justified.<\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-20056897\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/12-15-2014-12-51-44-PM.png\" alt=\"More Interest in Police Protests than CIA Report\" width=\"199\" height=\"329\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the public expresses the most doubt not about the CIA methods and program itself, but about the Senate committee\u2019s decision to release its report: as many call the decision to publicly release the findings the wrong decision (43%) as the right decision (42%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the report on the CIA\u2019s interrogation methods captured much of Washington\u2019s attention, it was not the public\u2019s most closely followed story last week. Overall, 23% followed news about the release of the Senate report on CIA interrogations very closely; more (35%) paid very close attention to news about protests around the country in response to police-related violence.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;race-gender-and-age-differences-in-views-of-cia-methods&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"race-gender-and-age-differences-in-views-of-cia-methods\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Race, Gender and Age Differences in Views of CIA Methods<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2014\/12\/15\/about-half-see-cia-interrogation-methods-as-justified\/were-cia-interrogation-methods-following-911-justified\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20056902\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20056902\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/Were-CIA-Interrogation-Methods-Following-911-Justified.png\" alt=\"Were CIA Interrogation Methods Following 911 Justified\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions about the CIA\u2019s post-9\/11 interrogation methods are divided by race, gender and age. Nearly six-in-ten whites (57%) say the methods were justified, while 26% say they were not justified. Blacks and Hispanics\u2019 views are more divided: 42% of blacks say the methods were justified compared with 38% who say they were unjustified. Among Hispanics, 43% say the CIA\u2019s methods were justified vs. 30% who think they were unjustified.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young people also are divided over the CIA\u2019s post-9\/11 methods: 44% of those under 30 say they were justified while 36% disagree. Among those 50 and older, most (60%) think the methods were justified.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men say the CIA\u2019s interrogation methods were justified by a 57%-28% margin. Women are somewhat less supportive: 46% call the methods used by the CIA following the September 11<sup>th<\/sup> terrorist attacks justified, while 30% say they were unjustified.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the roughly quarter of adults (23%) who followed news about the release of the Senate committee\u2019s report on CIA interrogation very closely, far more think the CIA\u2019s methods were justified (59%) than unjustified (34%). Among those who f0llowed this news less closely, 49% say the CIAs tactics were justified, 27% unjustified, while 23% do not express an opinion.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparable shares of Republicans (27%), Democrats (23%) and independents (22%) tracked news about the release of the Senate report very closely.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partisan divides on this question are wider than those seen across demographic groups. By an overwhelming 76%-12% margin, Republicans view the CIA interrogation methods as justified. Support among Democrats is nearly 40 points lower: just 37% call the interrogations justified, compared with 46% who say there were not justified. Somewhat more independents say the CIA actions were justified (49%) than not (30%).<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;partisan-divide-over-cias-interrogation-methods&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"partisan-divide-over-cias-interrogation-methods\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partisan Divide Over CIA\u2019s Interrogation Methods<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2014\/12\/15\/about-half-see-cia-interrogation-methods-as-justified\/partisan-differences-over-cia-methods-release-of-senate-committee-report\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20056901\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20056901\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/Partisan-Differences-Over-CIA-Methods-Release-of-Senate-Committee-Report.png\" alt=\"Partisan Differences Over CIA Methods, Release of Senate Committee Report\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Differences between Republicans and Democrats over whether or not the CIA methods were justified extend to other questions about the program.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-quarters of Republicans (73%) say CIA interrogation methods provided intelligence that helped prevent terrorist attacks, compared with just 15% who say they did not do this. By contrast, Democrats are evenly split; 43% say the interrogations led to intelligence that helped prevent terror attacks, while 40% say that they did not.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And partisans take differing views on the Senate committee\u2019s decision to publicly release the CIA report. Republicans call it the wrong decision by a 64%-26% margin, while Democrats say it was the right decision (56%-29%).<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;democrats-internally-divided-over-cia-interrogations&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"democrats-internally-divided-over-cia-interrogations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Democrats Internally Divided over CIA Interrogations<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2014\/12\/15\/about-half-see-cia-interrogation-methods-as-justified\/liberal-democrats-more-critical-of-cia-interrogations-than-other-democrats\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20056903\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20056903\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/12\/Liberal-Democrats-More-Critical-of-CIA-Interrogations-Than-Other-Democrats.png\" alt=\"Liberal Democrats More Critical of CIA Interrogations Than Other Democrats\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberal Democrats are much more skeptical about the CIA methods and program than are conservative and moderate Democrats.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 65% of liberal Democrats say they were not justified, while just 25% say that they were. The balance of opinion among conservative and moderate Democrats is much different: 48% say the CIA interrogations were justified compared with 32% who say they were not.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, fewer liberal Democrats (35%) than conservative and moderate Democrats (53%) believe the CIA interrogations provided intelligence that helped prevent terrorist attacks. And on the question of whether the Senate Intelligence Committee was right to publicly release their report, 71% of liberal Democrats call this the right decision, compared with about half of conservative and moderate Democrats (48%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, within the Republican Party broad majorities of both conservative Republicans and moderate and liberal Republicans say the CIA interrogation methods were justified and provided intelligence that helped prevent terrorist attacks.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Senate Intelligence Committee\u2019s report on post-9\/11 CIA interrogation practices, 51% of Americans say these CIA methods were justified, compared with 29% who say they were not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sub_headline":"Democrats Divided over CIA\u2019s Post-9\/11 Interrogation 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