Director

Prof. Gideon Fishman,  Center's Co-Founder
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
C.V.
Main areas of research: General criminology, victimology, violent behavior and suicide, judicial behavior, Juvenile delinquency and youth policy.
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 Senior Research Fellows

Prof. Gustavo S. Mesch
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Main areas of research: Urban Sociology, Research Methods, Internet and society, Criminal Victimization.
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Prof. Zeev Winstok 
School of Social Work
Main areas of research: Interpersonal violence, family conflicts & violence, child phisical abuse, corporal punishment, youth violence 
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Dr. Chaya Koren
School of Social Work
Main areas of research: Couplehood in old age, including second couplehood; Intergenerational relationships in the family; Forgiveness. 
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Research Fellows

Dr. Hagit Turjeman
The Western Galilee College 
Main areas of research: Criminal victimization, the criminal justice system and judicial behavior, immigration and crime and juvenile delinquency
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Dr. Laura Sigad 
Oranim Academic College of Education
Main areas of research: Insiders' perspectives on child abuse and neglect, immigration and crime, Children and youth at risk, Qualitative research methods. 
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Dr. Vered Vaknin
The Western Galilee College
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Dr. Benny Bailey

West Galilee Academic College 

Main areas of research: Intimate partner violence, women's aggression and men's victimization in intimate relationships, cross generational transmission of intimate partner violence, masculinity, fatherhood.  

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