Besides the lawyers legitimating the deeds, psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors (whose presence was mandatory at any session), and scholars also regularly provided moral, legal, or philosophical justifications. And, while males inflicted torture, degradation in the presence of women enhanced the humiliation.
多方面的专业小组参与了刑讯。因此，这股歪风涉及的范围远远超出刑讯人员的小圈子。除了使这种行为合法化的律师外，心理学家、精神病学家、医生（每次刑讯都必须有医生在场）、学者也经常提供道德、法律或哲学上的辩护。而且，在被男性拷打的同时，当着女性的面受辱也会加强囚犯的耻辱感。