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This article is an electronic version of an article originally
published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1991, Volume 8, Number 2, pages 191-250.
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Task Force Study of Ritual Crime
Michael P. Maddox
Virginia State Crime Commission
Abstract
The very general and amorphous overtones that discussions of cults frequently
assume present a particularly perplexing problem for the criminal justice field.
Because these discussions are typically pervaded by extreme emotion, a rational
response to allegations of cult, or ritual, crime becomes difficult. This
predicament is exacerbated by the ignorance surrounding the occult. While
attempting to be sensitive to the diverse viewpoints on ritual crime, this
report offers an empirical basis for evaluating the level of such activity, as
well as an objective attempt to clarify some of the conflicting issues inherent
in claims of this nature.
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