okay, you spoke to your teacher about the "life sentence." by this you mean the damage done. i think this is a good way to focus your paper. first, tell what "coercive thought reform" and the other terms you might be using mean. then, point by point, you show how a program, or several programs, are definable by the terms. then, you have to tell what it does to people. where these scientific studies are, i am not sure. the other resource you have, which you could use to back up any studies you find, is first person accounts by any survivors you know. there is a way to put first person interviews into a bibliography. i think it would be worthy to use, as robert j lifton did for "thought reform and the psychology of totalism," full names. the point is, your information has to be sourced. i am somewhat aces at english composition, and would be more than happy to proof your paper. i look forward to reading it if you wish to share! will send a pm at some point.