Final Report of the Independent Panel to Review DoD Detention Operations

A report commissioned by the Secretary of Defense on May 12, 2004, to review Department of Defense detention operations. The Independent Panel, chaired by James R. Schlesinger, was tasked to review investigations and provide advice on causes, contributing factors, and corrective measures for identified problems.

Use Cases

• Text analysis of institutional review findings based on the report's abstract.
• Identifying contributing factors to operational problems based on the Panel's stated review objectives.
• Studying the structure and recommendations of government-commissioned independent panels based on the described charter.

Strengths

• Report is the result of a formal, high-level review chartered by the Secretary of Defense.
• The abstract clearly states the Panel's mandate and objectives for the review.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

James R. Schlesinger, Independent Panel to Review DoD Detention Operations

Collection Method

Review of Department of Defense investigations and other relevant materials, as described in the abstract.

Time Range

Review chartered in May 2004.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Focus is on Department of Defense operations; specific geographic coverage is not detailed in the abstract.