Jean-Pierre Jougla

Jean-Pierre Jougla (born June 1, 1948) is a French attorney and "anti-cult" advocate.

Career
Jougla is a Solicitor with the Court of Appeal in Montpellier. He is the Administrator of the Association of Defense of Victims of Sects UNADFI, founder of the department of "victimology related to the sectarian harmful effect" at the University of Lyon, and a member of l’INAVEM, the "National Institute of Assistance to the Victims and Mediation". Jougla wrote the preface to the book Les Sectes, 2004, which shows the reader how to recognize groups referred to as "cults", deal with them, and aid their "victims".

University of Lyon
Jougla is a Professor at the University of Lyon. He teaches a course entitled "Victimology in Connection with Cultic Damages", at the Medical School of Université Claude Bernard.

University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin
Jougla also coordinates a course entitled "Cultic Domination and Influence", as of the academic year 2005 through 2006, at the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin. .

Other
On May 24, 2004, Jougla appeared as commentator on the Pieces a Conviction France 3 investigative journalism newsprogram. The film in question, Voyage au Pays des Nouveaux Gourous, focused on Landmark Education's actions in Paris.

Publications

 * Les Sectes: Savoir les reconnaître, Comprendre leurs mécanismes, Les combattre efficacement, Aider les victimes, Thomas Lardeur, Jean-Pierre Jougla, April 15, 2004, published by Presses De La Renaissance, 347pgs. ISBN 2-7509-0008-5
 * Sectes et Internet, Powerpoint presentation written by Jean-Pierre Jougla (in French), UNAFDI, National Union Defending Families and Individuals: Association Aiding Victims of Sectes, Paris, France, Third International Symposium, Internet, Psychiatry and Mental Health. Benefits and risks, April 11, 2003
 * China: Falungong, "A reflexion of Jean Pierre Jougla on an article of the newspaper Le Monde of August 9, 1999.", 1999