Inna Levy, June, 2017
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Inna Levy
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EDUCATION
Year / Degree / Institution2000 / B.A. / Criminology and Political science / Bar Ilan University
2003 / M.A. / Applied Criminology
Thesis: Cognitive mechanism of blaming the victim and the bystander.
Supervisor: Prof. Sarah Ben David / Bar Ilan University
2007 / Ph.D. / Thesis: Cognitive mechanism of blaming the victim and the bystander.
Supervisor: Prof. Sarah Ben David / Bar Ilan University
2015- / Postdoctoral
Research / Supervisor: Prof. Marsha Zibalese-Crawford / Temple University, USA
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Year Appointment
2017- present / Lecturer, Department of Criminology, Ariel University.2010 - 2017 / Instructor, Department of Criminology, Ariel University.
2004 - 2010 / Part time Instructor, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Ariel University
2012- present / Lecturer, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Zefat Academic College, under supervision of Bar-Ilan University.
2005 - 2011 / Part time Instructor, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Zefat Academic College, under supervision of Bar-Ilan University.
2007 - 2010 / Part time Instructor, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Haifa University.
2004 - 2007 / Part time Instructor, Department of Criminology, Bar-Ilan University.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Positions in academic administration
Member of the Disciplinary Committee at the Department of Criminology, Ariel University / 2014 -2016Chairman of the Research committee at the Department of Criminology, Ariel University / 2013 –2016
Member of the Research committee at the Department of Criminology , Ariel University / 2012 - 2013
Chairman of the Internet committee at Department of Criminology, Ariel University. / 2010 - 2016
Criminology Forum management: guiding potential students in the process of choosing the profession and appropriate academic institution. / 2009 – 2015
Professional experience
Social-Rehabilitation therapy with youth at risk living in boarding school, including socio-therapy and supervision of adolescents and guidance of instructors and therapeutic personnel. / 2009 - 2010Art therapy in group setting for children with emotional difficulties, at the Arlozorov Elementary School in Hadera. The therapeutic work was done in co- and under the guidance of Dr. Rivka Bar-David. / 2001 - 2002
"Profiling project" at the Behavioral Science Unit, Israeli Police Forces. / 2000 - 2001
Group therapy for violent offenders in Hadarim jail, Tel-Mond. The therapeutic work was done together and under the guidance of Prof. Sarah Ben-David. / 1999 - 2000
Professional functions outside universities/institutions
2006 - present / Board member Applied Criminologists Society2002 – 2010 / Board member of ELAM (Society for Prevention Sexual Offences)
2002 - 2006 / Chairman of Applied Criminologists Society
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Reviewer
Crimes and Penalties in Israel: Glimpse into Prison (Hebrew)
Criminal Justice and Behavior (IF 2.198)
Israeli Criminology (Hebrew)
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health (IF 1.685)
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy (IF 2.261)
Psychology of Men & Masculinity (IF2.387)
Violence and Gender
Violence and Victims (IF 1.376)
COURSES TAUGHT
Name of course Level Institution(s)
Victimology / B.A. / Ariel University/ Zefat Academic CollegePsychopathology / B.A. / Ariel University/ Zefat Academic College
Criminological view on ethics and corruption / B.A. / Ariel University/ Zefat Academic College
Crime, culture and media / B.A. / Ariel University/ Zefat Academic College
Family violence / B.A. / Ariel University/ Zefat Academic College
Crime and victimization (research seminar) / B.A. / Ariel University
Profiling (research seminar) / M.A. / Haifa University
Criminology in law enforcement institutions (research seminar) / B.A. / Zefat Academic College
Scholarships
Bar-Ilan University Presidential scholarship for excellent Ph. D. students. / 2002 – 2006Scholarship for excellent M.A. students from Department of Criminology,
Bar-Ilan University / 2000 – 2002
Scholarship from Israeli Society of Criminology / 2003
RESEARCH GRANTS
Year / (amount)2012 / Bligh, A., Ben-David, S., & Levy, I. Decriminalization of criminal behavior among Israeli Bedouins: The “cottage industry” concept, cultural identity and crime characteristics. A research grant from the Middle East Research Center and the Research Authority of Ariel University Center. / 7,000 NIS
2011 / Ben-David, S., Wilchek-Aviad, Y., & Levy, I. Influence of trans-generational transmission of trauma and acculturation strategies on drug and alcohol abuse among Ethiopian youth in Israel. A research grant from The National Anti-Drugs Authority. / 106,000 NIS
2002 / Ben-David, S., & Levy, I. Sexual harassment among female soldiers. A research grant from IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) for the survey. / 60,000 NIS
2002 / Ben-David, S., Levy, I., & Ben-David, B. Survey on sexual harassment among students at Tel-Aviv University. A research grant from University student body. / 10,000 NIS
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Editorship of books published since last promotion
Wilchek-Aviad, Y., Mazeh, Y., Ben-David, S., Levy, I., & Bonny-Noah, H. (Eds.). (2014). Silenced violence – men as victims. Ariel: Ariel University Publishing. (Associate Editor). [Hebrew]. ISBN - 978-965-7632-01-7 (B)
Books chapter published before last promotion
Ben-David, S., Levy, I., & Ben-David, B. (2012). Sexual harassment in the university and in the army in Israel. In H. Morosawa, J. J. P. Dussich, & G. F. Kirchhoff (Eds.), Victimology and human security: New horizons (pp. 383-394).
Nijmegen (NL): Wolf Legal Publishers. (Invited paper). ISBN – 9789058508195 (D).
Levy, I., & Ben-David, S. (2008). Blaming victims and bystanders in the context of rape. In N. Ronel, K. Jaishankar, & M. Bensimon, (Eds.). Trends and issues in victimology (pp. 175-191). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN- 9781443800693 1443800694 (D), Cited: 10.
Refereed articles published since last promotion
1. Levy, I., & Reuven, J. (2017). Predicting punitive disciplinary techniques among juvenile care workers based on ethnicity, nationality, religiosity and belief in a just world. Child and Youth Care Forum, 46 (4), 519-537. doi: 10.1007/s10566-017-9393-2
5- years IF: 1.33, Ranking: Q4, 60/69 in Psychology, Developmental, Cited: 0.
Refereed articles published before last promotion
2. Levy, I. & Ben-David S. (2015). Mechanism of bystander-blaming: Defensive attribution, counterfactual thinking and gender. International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology, 59 (1), 96-113. doi: 10.1177/0306624X13503297
5- years IF: 1.224 (ISI), Ranking: Q2, 24/55 in Criminology & Penology, Cited: 1.
3. Levy, I., & Rothschild, T. (2015). Criminal activity among aliens from Africa. Crimes and Penalties in Israel: Glimpse into Prison, 17, 106-120.
4. Indexed in: Mafteah Haifa, peer-reviewed, Bar Ilan- B+ [In Hebrew].
5. Aviely, H., Ben-David S., & Levy, I. (2016). Predicting professional quality of life among professional and volunteer caregivers. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy, 8(1), 80-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000066
5- years IF: 2.261 (ISI), Ranking: Q3, 45/133 in Psychiatry, 37/119 in Psychology, Clinical, Cited: 7.
6. Levy, I., & Reuven, J. (2016). Educational instructors' attitudes toward juvenile inmates: The effect of inmate's role in criminal event and instructors' belief in a just world. International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology. doi:10.1177/0306624X16660556.
5- years IF: 1.224 (ISI), Ranking: Q2, 24/55 in Criminology & Penology, Cited: 1.
7. Aviad, Y., Levy, I., & Ben-David S. (2017). Readiness to use psychoactive substances among second generation adolescent immigrants and their parents' migration-related trauma. Substance Use and Misuse, 52 (12), 1646-1655. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1298618
5- years IF: 1.477, Ranking: Q3, 24/34 in Substance Abuse, Cited: 0.
Articles submitted for publication
1. Levy, I., & Adam, K. M. (Submitted for review). Patterns of victim blaming in online discourse on male rape: The case of Shia LaBeouf's sexual victimization. Sex Roles
2. Levy, I. & Adam, K. M. (Submitted for review). Remedial work among metaphorical bystanders within online discourse on female-on-male rape. Journal of Interpersonal Violence
3. Cohen-Louck, K., & Levy, I. (Submitted for review). Risk perception & terrorism: Variation in effects based on coping types, gender, and exposure. Violence and Victims.
4. Rosman, N., & Levy, I. (Submitted for review). Crime and punishment: Defensive attribution vs. nationality and inter-racial crimes impact on attitudes toward offenders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Subject / Other participants1. / The profile of the protestors for social justice: Meaning of life, happiness, locus of control and socio-demographical characteristics. / Cohen-Louck, K., & Ben-David, S.
2. / Gender differences in blaming of male victims of rape and domestic abuse. / None
3. / Crime patterns among illegal African aliens in Israel. / Rothschild, T.
4. / Existential positivism. / None
5. / Offender blaming and punitiveness by nationality of victims and observers / Rosman, N.
PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
1. Levy, I., Ben-David, S., Wilchek-Aviad, Y., & Aviely, H. (2015). Book of abstracts: International conference on "Crime scene: Offender, victim and bystander". Ariel: Ariel University.
2. Ben-David, S., Wilchek-Aviad, Y., & Levy, I. (2014). The relationship between trans-generational transmission of trauma, acculturation style and consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs among Ethiopian adolescents. Jerusalem: Israeli Anti-Drug Authority. [In Hebrew]
3. Levy, I., & Rothschild, T. (2014). Crime patterns among illegal aliens. The Essence of Research, 2012-2013, 135-149. [In Hebrew]
4. Gilboa, M., Levy, I., & Rosman, N. (2011). Characteristics of labor law courts' rulings in cases concerning with protection of whistleblowers. [In Hebrew].
5. Levy, I., Ben-David S., & Amram-Kaz, S. (2002). Sexual harassment in IDF. IDF, ACA, YOHALAN [In Hebrew]
6. Levy, I., & Ben-David S. (2002). Sexual harassment in Military organization – A review of the literature. IDF, ACA, YOHALAN [In Hebrew].
7. Levy, I., & Ben-David S. (2000). Sexual harassment in the Tel-Aviv University. Tel-Aviv: Tel-Aviv University's students association. [In Hebrew].
CONFERENCES
Organization of Conferences
2015 Organizer, chair of the scientific committee and chair of the organizing committee. International conference on "Crime scene: Offender, victim and bystander", March 11-12, 2015, Department of Criminology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
2013 Member of the scientific committee. International conference on "Violence, Conflicts and Unity in Family Context: A Reappraisal of Therapeutic and Judicial Doctrines", April 29-30, 2013, Department of Criminology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
2011 Member of the scientific committee. Seminar on "Different faces of domestic violence: Women and men, children and the elderly", was held on 11.21.2011, Department of Criminology, Ariel University Center of Samaria.
2004 Member of the scientific committee. Annual conference of ELAM (Society for Prevention of Sexual Offences) on "Family and sexual violence" –. Bar-Ilan University.
Active Participation in conferences
1. Levy, I., & Adam, K. M. (2017). "Surely That Is a Joke?" – Negative online discourse responses on female-on-male rape: The case of Shia LaBeouf's sexual victimization. The Conference of the Israeli Society of Criminology on Crime, Victimization, and Law Enforcement: Local and International Perspectives, 17-18, May 2017, Jerusalem, Israel.
2. Ben-David, S., & Levy, I. (2016). Mechanism of bystander-blaming: Defensive attribution, counterfactual thinking, and gender. 16th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, 21-24, September 2016, Münster, Germany.
3. Levy, I., Kerschke-Risch, P., & Ben-David, S. (2016). Food related victimization and cultural differences. 16th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, 21-24, September 2016, Münster, Germany.
4. Levy, I., & Rothschild, T. (2015). Immigration and crime: Delinquency among African foreigners in Israel. Crimes and Penalties in Israel: Glimpse into Prison Seminar, December 16, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan.
5. Levy, I. (2015). Existential positivism. International conference on Crime scene: Offender, victim and bystander, March 11-12, 2015, Ariel University, Israel.
6. Levy, I. (2014). Victim blaming. Seminar for military judges, IDF, October 4, 2014, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
7. Levy, I., & Rothschild, T. (2014). Crime patterns among illegal aliens. Israeli Police Annual Journal "The Essence of Research", July 30, 2014, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
8. Levy, I., (2014). Factors contributing to the blaming of male victims among police officers: Gender differences, identification and crime type. International Conference for Academic Disciplines, by International Journal of Art & Science' (IJAS), University Autonoma of Barcelona, Spain, June, 16-19, 2014.
9. Aviely H., Ben-David, S., & Levy, I. (2014). The Factors Related to the Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout among Professional Caregivers and Volunteers. International conference "Who pays the price? Society, victims and offenders", March 11-12, 2014, Ariel University, Israel.
10. Levy, I., Wilchek-Aviad, Y., & Ben-David, S. (2013). Parents' traumatic past and abuse of psychoactive substances among Ethiopian 2nd generation immigrants youth. International Conference on "Ethiopian Jews following 35 in Israel: The 2013 perspective", held by Society for Research of Ethiopian Jews, October 1-3, 2013, Tel-Aviv.
11. Levy, I., & Rothschild, T. (2013). Crime patterns among illegal aliens in Israel: 2000-2012. International conference of the "Israeli Criminology Society", May 9-11 2013, Dan Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel.
12. Levy, I. (2013). Chair of the "Family – Two Sides to the Coin" session. International conference on "Violence, conflicts and unity in family context: A reappraisal of therapeutic and judicial doctrines", April 29-30, 2013, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
13. Levy, I., & Ben-David, S. (2012). Cognitive mechanism of rape victims blaming. International conference on "Victims of crime in legal and public spheres", Faculty of Law, Bar - Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
14. Ben-David, S., & Levy, I. (2011). Punishment or treatment? Juvenile aggressive behavior as an outcome of Victimization, PTSD and Sensation Seeking. 32nd IALMH Congress, July, 2011, Berlin, Germany.
15. Levy, I., Gilboa, M., Rosman, N. (2011). Characteristics of labor law courts' rulings in cases concerning with protection of whistleblowers. 4th conference on "Corruption, ethics and responsibility at public and governmental organizations", Faculty of Management, Tel - Aviv University with the collaboration of The Dove Izraeli Center for Organizational Transparency and Ethics, 12.29.2011, Tel – Aviv, Israel. The paper was chosen as outstanding article.
16. Levy, I. (2011). Attitudes towards male victims of domestic violence among police officers. Conference on "Different faces of domestic violence", Ariel University, Ariel, 21 November 2011.
17. Levy, I. (2011). Female serial killers: Motives, modus operandi and process of gender socialization. International conference on "Pink Crime: Women, Crime & Punishment", May 30th-31st 2011, Ariel University Center and Natania Academic College, Israel.