Articles

Vol. 7, 2023

Special Issue: Sexuality

"I was Taught to See Sexuality as Something Evil": A Qualitative Study on the Impact of a Cult Childhood on Sexual Development

Author: Maike Sälzer and Johannes Jungbauer

Published: August 2, 2023

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Unheard Voices: Sexually Intimate Relations of Women in Guangzhou, China, and Relationship to Cults

Authors: Doni P. Whitsett, Helen Land, Yuxin Pei, and Devon Brooks

Published: August 3, 2023

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Vol. 6, 2023

Special Issue: Pseudo-Law

The Perfect Weed for this Spoiling Soil: The Ideology, Orientation, Organization, Cohesion, Social Control, and Deleterious Effects of Pseudolaw Social Constructs

Author: Donald J. Netolitzky

Published: June 2, 2023

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The Social Phenomenon of Romana Didulo: "Queen of Canada"

Author: Christine M Sarteschi

Published: March 26, 2023

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Ten Seconds to Implosion: The Magna Carta Lawful Rebellion

Author: Donald J. Netolitzky

Published: March 26, 2023

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Jesus Built My Strawman: The Church of the Ecumenical Redemption International and “minister” Edward Jay Robin Belanger

Author: Donald J. Netolitzky

Published: April 16, 2023

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A Ride With My Best Friend: The Fiscal Arbitrators Pseudolaw Tax Evasion Scheme, Recruitment, and Litigation

Author: Donald J. Netolitzky

Published: April 16, 2023

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Sovereign Citizens and QAnon: The Increasing Overlaps with a Focus on Child Protective Service (CPS) Cases

Author: Christine M Sarteschi

Published: May 21, 2023

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“I hereby and herein claim liberties”: Identity and Power in Sovereign Citizen Pseudolegal Courtroom Filings

Author: David Griffin

Published: June 07, 2023

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Vol. 5, 2023

IJCAM Conference Special Edition: 2022

Introduction to IJCAM Conference Special Edition

Author: Rod Dubrow-Marshall

Published: March 26, 2023

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Human Trafficking, Cults, & Coercion: The Use of Drugs as a Tool

Author: Robin Boyle-Laisure

Published: March 26, 2023

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Cults and Media Stereotypes: Does Media Coverage of Current and Former Cult Members Hinder Victims’ Recovery?

Authors: Dhyana Levey and Roderick Dubrow-Marshall

Published: April 16, 2023

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Echoes of Responsibility

Author: Phil Lord

Published: August 14, 2023

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Vol. 4, 2022-2023

"Dirty" Propaganda and The Church of Scientology: An Analysis of L. Ron Hubbard's Internal and External Propaganda Strategies

Authors: Sarah Lonelodge

Published: December 30, 2022

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How can I trust someone who lives in the darkness? Former cult members' perceptions of consultations with healthcare professionals

Authors: Cecilia Hadding, Olof Semb, Arja Lehti, Martin Fahlström, Mikael Sandlund, and Valerie DeMarinis

Published: December 31, 2022

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"You're Going to Go into Some Really Dark, Dark Places in Your Mind." Loss and Disillusionment of Being Shunned From the Jehovah's Witnesses Community and Its Impact

Authors: Windy A. Grendele, Maya Flax, and Savin Bapir-Tardy

Published: August 23, 2023

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Book Review: When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Chuck DeGroat

Reviewed by: Daniel Phillips

Published: June 06, 2023

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Vol. 3, 2022

The Grooming of Children for Sexual Abuse in Religious Settings: Unique Characteristics and Select Case Studies

Authors: Susan Raine and Stephen A. Kent

Reprinted: July 7, 2022

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Synergy Between Cults and Terror Groups: A Systematic Review of Recruitment Processes

Author: Darin J. Challacombe

Published: July 30, 2022

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2021

The Theory That Won't Go Away: An Updated Review of the Role Hypnosis Plays in Mind Control

Author: Steve K. D. Eichel

Published: August 8, 2022

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Religion and State Authority: Control of the Child

Authors: Kate Brannum and Nicole Drumhiller

Published: August 14, 2022

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Alone and Not Alone: Implications for Clinicians Working with Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Authors: James M. Smith, Adrian S. Warren, and Brooks Bastian-Hanks

Published: August 30, 2022

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Getting the Ghet: Analyzing the Need for State Intervention in Canadian Jewish Divorces

Authors: Lea Lavy

Published: August 30, 2022

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The Power of Career Counseling: Preventing Sex Trafficking

Authors: Krystal D. Humphreys, Wendy Helmcamp, and Janet Hicks

Published: February 04, 2023

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Book Review: Wounded Faith by Neil Damgaard

Reviewed by: Karen Roudkovski

Published: February 04, 2023

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Vol. 2, 2021

Special Issue: NXIVM & Scientology

Foreword to the International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, & Manipulation Special Edition

Authors: Rod Dubrow-Marshall

Reprinted: June 4th, 2021

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Comparative Reflections on Scientology and NXIVM

Authors: Stephen A. Kent

First Published: June 4th, 2021

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Preventing Predatory Alienation by High-Control Groups: The Application of Human Trafficking Laws to Groups Popularly Known as Cults, and Proposed Changes to Laws Regarding Federal Immigration, State Child Marriage, and Undue Influence

Authors: Robin Boyle-Laisure

Reprinted: June 4th, 2021

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Narcissistic Sexual Predation: Keith Raniere’s Grooming Strategies in NXIVM

Authors: Susan Raine

Reprinted: June 4th, 2021

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Reinventing the Self: NXIVM’s Promises, Secrets, and Lies

Authors: Susan Raine

Reprinted: June 4th, 2021

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The Eternal Commitment: Scientology’s Billion-Year Contract

Authors: Phil Lord

Reprinted: June 4th, 2021

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Vol. 1, 2020

Investigating Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation: Recognizing the Legacy of the Cold War

Authors: William Douglas Woody, Jill Washychyn Payne, Kathryn LaFary, David Gretz, & Charlie Roseblum