42 International Journal of Cultic Studies ■ Vol. 9, 2018
Gusmaroli, D. (Oct 24, 2016). Call for probe into secret society as
victims speak out.” Daily Telegraph.
Hardy, K. (2011). Hijacking public discourse: Religious motive in
the Australian Definition of a Terrorist Act.” UNSW Law Journal
34(1), 333–350.
Hassan, S. (2012). Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave
Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs. Newton, MA: Freedom of
Mind Press.
International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). (2006). Overview
of ICSA and the issues it studies. Conference Handbook 2006:
Psychological manipulation, cultic groups, and other alternative
movements, Denver, Colorado, 22-24 June 22–24, 2006. Bonita
Springs, FL: ICSA.
Morris, M., Eberhard, F., Rivera, J., &Watsula, M. (May, 2010).
Deradicalization: A review of the literature with comparison to
findings in the literatures on deganging and deprogramming.
Research Brief, Institute for Homeland Security Solutions.
Retrieved from https://sites.duke.edu/ihss/files/2011/12/
Morris_Research_Brief_Final.pdf
Maley, P. (Jun 14, 2017). Brandis grants parole to terror plotter.
The Weekend Australian. Retrieved from
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/attorneygeneral-george-
brandis-grants-parole-to-terror-plotter/news-story/96e5010e695761
dd64eeb5ac59330a0f
Manne, R. (2016). The mind of the Islamic State. Carlton, Victoria:
Redback Quarterly, Schwartz Publishing.
McGowan, M. (Sept 28, 2017). NSW radicalisation hotine got five
calls in two months, estimates told. The Guardian Australia,
Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-
news/2017/sep/28/nsw-terrorism-hotline-got-five-calls-in-two-
months-estimates-told
Mutch, S. (2004). Cults, religion and public policy: A comparison
of official responses to Scientology in Australia and the United
Kingdom. (PhD thesis, UNSW).
Mutch, S. (2006). Cultism, terrorism and homeland security. Cultic
Studies Review, 5(2), 171–199.
Mutch, S. (2011). Cults and public policy: Protecting the victims
of cultic abuse in Australia. Presentation at Cults in Australia:
Facing the Realities conference, Canberra, Australia. Retrieved
from http://www.cifs.org.au/protecting.php
Mutch, S. (2012). Cults, religion, and China: Policy frameworks
for the regulation of religious and quasireligious groups.
International Journal of Cultic Studies 3, 1–14.
Mutch, S. (2016). Religious cults, human rights, and public policy:
The secular perspective. International Journal of Cultic Studies 7,
15–27.
Rose, G. L., &Nestorovska, D. (2007). Australian counter-
terrorism offences: Necessity and clarity in federal criminal law
reforms. Criminal Law Journal 31(1), 20 –55.
Ruddock, P. (2004). Australia’s legislative response to the ongoing
threat of terrorism. UNSW Law Journal, 27(2), 254–261.
Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act. (2002).
Australian Government, Federal Register of Legislation. Retrieved
online at https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004C01314
State Coroner of New South Wales (NSW). (May, 2017). Inquest
into the deaths arising from the Lindt Cafe siege. Coroners Court
of NSW, NSW Department of Justice. Retrieved from
http://www.lindtinquest.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/findings-
and-recommendations.pdf
Wiktorowicz, Q. A. (2005). A genealogy of radical Islam. Studies
in Conflict &Terrorism, 28(2), 75–97.
Wroe, D. (Oct 15, 2016). Snag in plans to hold unreformed
terrorists in jail. Sydney Morning Herald, p. 7.86.
About the Author
Stephen B. Mutch, PhD, LLB (UNSW), is
Honorary Fellow in the Department of Politics
and International Relations, Macquarie
University, Sydney. He is a lawyer and a former
member of both the NSW Legislative Council
(State Senate) and the Australian House of
Representatives, serving in parliament from
1988 to 1998. He is a member of the editorial
boards of the International Journal of Cultic
Studies and the Polish quarterly Society and
Family.
Gusmaroli, D. (Oct 24, 2016). Call for probe into secret society as
victims speak out.” Daily Telegraph.
Hardy, K. (2011). Hijacking public discourse: Religious motive in
the Australian Definition of a Terrorist Act.” UNSW Law Journal
34(1), 333–350.
Hassan, S. (2012). Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave
Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs. Newton, MA: Freedom of
Mind Press.
International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). (2006). Overview
of ICSA and the issues it studies. Conference Handbook 2006:
Psychological manipulation, cultic groups, and other alternative
movements, Denver, Colorado, 22-24 June 22–24, 2006. Bonita
Springs, FL: ICSA.
Morris, M., Eberhard, F., Rivera, J., &Watsula, M. (May, 2010).
Deradicalization: A review of the literature with comparison to
findings in the literatures on deganging and deprogramming.
Research Brief, Institute for Homeland Security Solutions.
Retrieved from https://sites.duke.edu/ihss/files/2011/12/
Morris_Research_Brief_Final.pdf
Maley, P. (Jun 14, 2017). Brandis grants parole to terror plotter.
The Weekend Australian. Retrieved from
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/attorneygeneral-george-
brandis-grants-parole-to-terror-plotter/news-story/96e5010e695761
dd64eeb5ac59330a0f
Manne, R. (2016). The mind of the Islamic State. Carlton, Victoria:
Redback Quarterly, Schwartz Publishing.
McGowan, M. (Sept 28, 2017). NSW radicalisation hotine got five
calls in two months, estimates told. The Guardian Australia,
Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-
news/2017/sep/28/nsw-terrorism-hotline-got-five-calls-in-two-
months-estimates-told
Mutch, S. (2004). Cults, religion and public policy: A comparison
of official responses to Scientology in Australia and the United
Kingdom. (PhD thesis, UNSW).
Mutch, S. (2006). Cultism, terrorism and homeland security. Cultic
Studies Review, 5(2), 171–199.
Mutch, S. (2011). Cults and public policy: Protecting the victims
of cultic abuse in Australia. Presentation at Cults in Australia:
Facing the Realities conference, Canberra, Australia. Retrieved
from http://www.cifs.org.au/protecting.php
Mutch, S. (2012). Cults, religion, and China: Policy frameworks
for the regulation of religious and quasireligious groups.
International Journal of Cultic Studies 3, 1–14.
Mutch, S. (2016). Religious cults, human rights, and public policy:
The secular perspective. International Journal of Cultic Studies 7,
15–27.
Rose, G. L., &Nestorovska, D. (2007). Australian counter-
terrorism offences: Necessity and clarity in federal criminal law
reforms. Criminal Law Journal 31(1), 20 –55.
Ruddock, P. (2004). Australia’s legislative response to the ongoing
threat of terrorism. UNSW Law Journal, 27(2), 254–261.
Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act. (2002).
Australian Government, Federal Register of Legislation. Retrieved
online at https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004C01314
State Coroner of New South Wales (NSW). (May, 2017). Inquest
into the deaths arising from the Lindt Cafe siege. Coroners Court
of NSW, NSW Department of Justice. Retrieved from
http://www.lindtinquest.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/findings-
and-recommendations.pdf
Wiktorowicz, Q. A. (2005). A genealogy of radical Islam. Studies
in Conflict &Terrorism, 28(2), 75–97.
Wroe, D. (Oct 15, 2016). Snag in plans to hold unreformed
terrorists in jail. Sydney Morning Herald, p. 7.86.
About the Author
Stephen B. Mutch, PhD, LLB (UNSW), is
Honorary Fellow in the Department of Politics
and International Relations, Macquarie
University, Sydney. He is a lawyer and a former
member of both the NSW Legislative Council
(State Senate) and the Australian House of
Representatives, serving in parliament from
1988 to 1998. He is a member of the editorial
boards of the International Journal of Cultic
Studies and the Polish quarterly Society and
Family.
