"Brainwashing" Claims and Minority Religions Outside the United States: Cultural Diffusion of a Questionable Concept in the Legal Arena

James T. Richardson

Professor of Sociology and Judicial Studies, University of Nevada, Reno. Ph.D., Washington State University; J.D., Old College, Nevada School of Law. Professor Richardson directs the Masters of Judicial Studies Program, in which about 100 trial judges from around the country are enrolled.