Women, the Law, and Cults: Three Avenues of Legal Recourse - New Rape Laws, Violence Against Women Act, and Antistalking Laws

Boyle, Robin

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Women, the Law, and Cults: Three Avenues of Legal Recourse - New Rape Laws, Violence Against Women Act, and Antistalking Laws

Robin Boyle

St. John's University - School of Law

Cultic Stud. J., Vol. 15, No. 1, 1998
St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-0115

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The author examines three avenues of legal recourse that are available to society at large, but may not be well-known to women in cults, their families, and their potential mental health providers. These avenues for recourse are improved rape laws now available in every state; recently-enacted federal legislation - the 1994 Violence Against Women Act; and recently-enacted state and federal antistalking laws. The author developed this article from her speech delivered at the annual American Family Foundation conference on May 30, 1997, in Philadelphia, PA.

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Date posted: March 25, 2008

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Boyle, Robin, Women, the Law, and Cults: Three Avenues of Legal Recourse - New Rape Laws, Violence Against Women Act, and Antistalking Laws. ; St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-0115. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1105741

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