"Brainwashing": Diffusion of a Questionable Concept in Legal Systems
The idea that an individual could be manipulated into performing acts "against their will" created a fear of "brainwashing" and, specifically, new religious movements (NRMs). Courts in the United States initially accepted evidence concerning "brainwashing" in cases invo...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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equinox
2015
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International journal for the study of new religions
Année: 2015, Volume: 6, Numéro: 1, Pages: 3-26 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
scientific evidence
B Parental Alienation Syndrome B New Religious Movements B Brainwashing B Social Control B Cults |
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| Résumé: | The idea that an individual could be manipulated into performing acts "against their will" created a fear of "brainwashing" and, specifically, new religious movements (NRMs). Courts in the United States initially accepted evidence concerning "brainwashing" in cases involving NRMs, and subsequently the term has been applied in situations involving other behaviors labeled as deviant both in the U.S. and other societies. This has generated challenges for legal systems despite the inability of brainwashing-based claims to meet requirements for admissibility as scientific evidence. Brainwashingbased claims have diffused into other areas of the American legal system, including, for example, custody cases involving allegations of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) as well as in cases involving terrorism. This report presents data on how brainwashing has been treated historically in American legal cases and its current uses within that justice system. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-952X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.v6i1.22186 |