Prof. Efrat Shoam
Email:shoham@netzer.org.il
Phone: +972-522327395
Fax: +972-89278196
office: +972- 86789242
Academic position:
Head of the Criminology department
Field of expertise:
Prisoner's rehabilitation
Domestic Violence
Cultural Criminology
Research in progress:
- Recidivism rates among Ex prisoners who took part in Occupational programs.in collaboration with David Weisburd, Dr. Badi Heseisi.
- Re entry of female ex prisoners into the Society. in collaboration with Dr. Rotem Efod
- Survey of needs and obstacles among ex prisoners in Israel and New-York. in collaboration with Prof. Lior Gidion, John Jay College, New York.
Major publications:
- Shoham, E. Zelig, A. Hasisi, B., Weisburd, D., Haviv, N., & Zelig, A (forthcoming). The "therapeutic model" behind prison based rehabilitation program for domestic violence prisoners. Israeli Criminology, 8.
- Efodi, R. Shoham, E. Adamtzuk, A (2018). Occupational integration among female ex-prisoners on parole. Glimpse to prison, 19, 52-67. 7.
- Peled-Laskov, R. Shoham, E., & Kuzacaro, L. (2018). Occupational integration and recidivism among ex-prisoners on parole. Glimpse to Prison, 19, 32-51.
- Hasisi, B. Weisburd, D. Shoham, E. Haviv, N., & Zelig, A. (2017). The Rock of Sisyphus-rehabilitation program for addicted prisoners in the Israeli prison. Megamot, 42, 259-300 .
- Shoham, E., Zelig, A. Hasisi, B. Weisburd, D., & Haviv, N. (2017). The whole is greater than the sum of the parts: Prison staff perceptions of domestic violence rehabilitation programs. International Journal of offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 62, 3299-3321.
- Shoham, E., Zelig, A. Hasisi, B. Weisburd, D., & Haviv, N. (2017). The "black box" behind prison-based vocational training programs. European Scientific Journal. 16, 44-55.
- Hasisi, B., Weisburd, D., Shoham, E. Aviv, G. & Haviv, N. (2017). Reinforcing the impacts of work release on prisoner recidivism: The importance of integrative interventions. Journal of Experimental Criminology ,13, 241-264.
- Yehosha,S. & Shoham.E. (2016). False Confessions: Psychological Aspects in the Work of a Police Interrogator in Israel. International Journal of scientific Research. 5(1), 372-382.
- Shoham, E.(2016). Perception among Israeli talkbackers regarding female violence. Advances in social sciences research. 3(2), 116-131.
- Hasisi, B , Shoham, E. & Weisburd, D (2016). The “Care Package,” Prison Domestic Violence Programs and Recidivism: The House of Hope. Journal of experimental criminology
