The state of New Jersey legislature (USA) has enacted a bill ordering the study of Predatory Alienation, a relatively new concept exploited by most cults and certainly the Brahma Kumaris who claim to be targeted individuals "true family" while encouraging detachment from their impure "worldly" or "lokik" family.
On May 8, 2017, Governor Chris Christie signed into law this ground-breaking bill, calling for the departments of Children and Families and Human Services to study the tactics of predatory alienation, and requiring these departments to report their findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature within six months. The state government has been lobbied by NJ Safe & Sound, a nonprofit organization, since in 2012 in order to advocate for more legislation to protect families in cases of undue influence and predatory alienation.
Rutgers University School of Social Work has published a final report and an executive summary, here.
NJSS are also promoting the concept of cultic brainwashing to young people as "mind hacking" .
The new act defines predatory alienation as:
On May 8, 2017, Governor Chris Christie signed into law this ground-breaking bill, calling for the departments of Children and Families and Human Services to study the tactics of predatory alienation, and requiring these departments to report their findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature within six months. The state government has been lobbied by NJ Safe & Sound, a nonprofit organization, since in 2012 in order to advocate for more legislation to protect families in cases of undue influence and predatory alienation.
Rutgers University School of Social Work has published a final report and an executive summary, here.
NJSS are also promoting the concept of cultic brainwashing to young people as "mind hacking" .
Predatory Alienation is a powerful method of undue influence used by abusive spouses and slavers, criminal gangs and destructive cults; it is the methodical and deliberate alienation of a person from their family of origin, usually in order to gain emotional, psychological, and often financial advantage
The new act defines predatory alienation as:
A person’s extreme undue influence on, or coercive persuasion or psychologically damaging manipulation of, another person that results in physical or emotional harm or the loss of financial assets, disrupts a parent-child relationship, leads to a deceptive or exploitative relationship, or isolates the person from family and friends.