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ABSTRACT
Ideological delinquency of animal rights activists has been studied, but there is a lack of research into its impact on family members. The present study examines how 18 family members (nine parents, nine partners) of ideological lawbreaking animal rights activists perceived their relationship with the activists. The analysis of semi-structured interviews describes the reasons the family members joined activism and the differences between those who became law-abiding vs. those who became lawbreaking activists. The familial-ideological spin model explains the process of ‘infection’ by which family members can be drawn into ideological activity; some of them may experience familial-ideological criminal spin.
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Tali Inbar-Frohlich
Tali Inbar-Frohlich is a lawyer and a PhD candidate in the Department of Criminology at the Bar-Ilan University. Nowadays she manages a treatment program for men in prostitution. Her research interests include ideological delinquency and animal rights activism.
Natti Ronel
Natti Ronel, PhD, is a full Professor in the Department of Criminology, Bar-Ilan University and a former head of the department. He is also the previous head of the Bar-Ilan Retorno University Therapeutic Center. His reserach focuses on Positive Criminology and Positive Victimology, on spirituallity and rehabilitation of offenders, of victims of abuse and of individuals and suffering from various addiction.
Moshe Bensimon
Moshe Bensimon is an associate professor in the Department of Criminology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. As a criminologist and music therapist, his fields of research include music therapy with people coping with trauma or PTSD; music and music therapy in prison; and aggression, crime and music.