DoD Directive 2310 is a policy of the United States of America that concerns the treatment of enemy prisoners, particularly those classified as "unlawful combatant

Unlawful combatant

An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state for such action.The Geneva Conventions apply in wars...

s". The directive was modified in September 2006 in response to concerns about inhumane treatment of suspected Al Qaeda terrorists captured during the second Gulf War.

• It incorporates prohibitions against cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.

• Interrogators may not force a detainee to be naked, perform sexual acts or pose in a sexual manner. They may not use hoods or place sacks over a detainee's head or use duct tape over his eyes. They may not beat or electrically shock or burn him or inflict other forms of physical pain, any form of physical pain. They may not use water boarding. They may not use hypothermia or treatment which might lead to heat injury. They may not perform mock execution
  Mock execution
  A mock execution is a stratagem in which a victim is deliberately but falsely made to feel that his execution or that of another person is imminent or is taking place. It may be staged for an audience or a subject who is made to believe that he is being led to his own execution...
  
  s. They may not deprive detainees of the necessary food, water and medical care. They may not use dogs in any aspect of interrogations. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/06/AR2006090601442.html

External links

• Defense Department News Briefing on Detainee Policies - CQ Transcripts Wire - Wednesday, September 6, 2006; 4:58 PM