Tomer Einat
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Jordan Valley College,
13, Emek Dotan St. Modiin, 71700, Israel
08-9703766; e-mail: [email protected]
CURRENT POSITION
Lecturer, Department of Criminology and criminal justice, Jordan Valley College
EDUCATION
2002 – Post-Doctoral Research, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, the
University of Maryland.
2001 - Ph.D., Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
1997 – MA., Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
1992 - BA., The Departments of Criminology, Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of
Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Penology, Corrections, Intermediate Sanctions and alternatives to Imprisonment, Criminal Fines,
Prisons and Prisoners Subculture, Qualitative Methodology.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
February 2005 – present – Member of the Punishment and Incarceration Committee, the Israeli
Criminological Association, Israel.
October 2003 – present – Lecturer, Division of Criminology and criminal justice, Department
of Behavioral Sciences, Emek Yezreel College; Teacher, Institute of Criminology, Department
of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Lecturer, Department of Criminology, EmekHayarden College; Teacher, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Haifa University.
Primary responsibilities incorporate lecturing a graduate course – “Alternatives to
Imprisonment”, as well as five undergraduate courses – “Introduction to Sociology”,
“Community and Crime”, Juvenile Delinquency”, “Total Institutions”and, “Introduction to
Penology”, and correcting tests and reviews.
December 2001 – December 2002 - Research Fellow, Department of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, University of Maryland.
In conjunction with Dr. Doris L. Mackenzie, we are developing new research initiatives in the
areas of sentencing and corrections. Currently, we are evaluating the effectiveness of two
correctional programs in the State of Maryland. Duties include designing research
methodologies, developing and writing proposals and data analysis. In addition, initiating and
performing as co-chair to an International prison project – American Society of Criminology
conference roundtable. The International Prison Project is designed as a cooperative program
linking an international group of researchers who are interested in examining prisons and prison
adjustment of inmates.
September 2000 – September 2001 - Lecturer, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Primary responsibilities incorporate lecturing a graduate course - “Issues in Imprisonment”,
correcting tests and reviews.
September 1997 – September 2001 - Teaching Assistant, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Primary responsibilities included teaching graduation courses “Introduction to Penology” and
“Issues in Law Enforcement”, assessing examinations and reviews.
September 1996 – December 2001 - Head of the Criminology Department, Bar-Ilan University,
Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel.
Primary responsibilities consisted of directing and supervising lecturers, updating professors and
teaching assistants on recent studies, improving teachers’ education level and assisting students
with studying and personal problems.
September 1996 – December 2001 - Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University, Zefat Academic College,
Zefat, Israel.
Taught the undergraduate courses “Introduction to Criminology”, “Introduction to Penology”,
“Issues in Imprisonment”, Introduction to Victimology”, “Issues in Euthanasia”, and “Issues in
Law Enforcement”. As part of this work I composed the course “philosophical, moral, medical
and religious aspects of euthanasia”.
September 1995 – September 2001 - Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University, Judah and Samaria
Academic College.
Primary responsibilities included teaching the undergraduate classes “Introduction to Penology”
and “Introduction to Sociology” and correcting examinations and reviews.
September 1995 – September 1997 - Lecturer, The Open University of Israel, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Principal accountabilities included addressing the course "Social Deviation” and correcting
exams.
September 1995 – September 1996 – Lecturer, University of South Africa (UNISA), Tel-Aviv,
Israel.
Primary responsibilities consisted lecturing the course “introduction to Criminology” and
correcting tests.
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
Einat, T. (2005). Incarcerated Language: The life and words between the prison walls: Tel-Aviv
and Jerusalem: Shoken Publishers.
Chapters in Books:
1.
Einat, T. (2006). Correctional boot camps: A proposal for an innovative change in the Israeli
Punitive System policy (Hebrew). Criminality and Social Deviance (In Press).
2.
Einat, T. (2006). The subculture of Israeli jails: Customs, values, behavioral codes and lingo.
(Hebrew). Criminality and Social Deviance (In Press).
3.
Einat, T. (2005). Soldiers, sausages, and deep sea diving: Language, culture and coping in
Israeli prisons. In: A, Liebling. & S, Maruna. (eds.), The effects of imprisonment.
Callompton, Devon: Willan Publishing.
4.
Einat, T. (2002). Imposition and enforcement of criminal fines in Israel. In: G. Carley (ed.),
MBU International Note – Use and enforcement of fines. Home Office: Research
Development Statistics, Ministerial Briefing Unit
Articles:
1.
Einat T. (2006) Language, Culture, and Behavior in Prison: The Israeli Case. The Asian
Journal of Criminology (In press).
2.
Einat, T. (2005). The Attitudes and Practices of Israeli Adult Probation Officers Regarding
the Use of the Criminal Fine The Prison Journal 80 (2): 204-222.
3.
Einat, T. (2004). Criminal fine enforcement in Israel: Administration, Policy, Evaluation and
Recommendations, Punishment & Society 6 (2): 175-194.
4.
Einat, T. (2002). Shock-Incarceration Programs in the Israeli Sanctioning Policy: Toward a
New Mode of Punishment. The Israel Law Review, 36 (1): 147-177.
5.
Einat, T. (2002). Criminal fine enforcement in Israel: Administration, difficulties and
recommendations (Hebrew). Bar-Ilan Law Studies, 19 (1): 167-204.
6.
Einat, T. (2000) Inmate Argot as an expression of prison subculture: the Israeli case. The
Prison Journal, 80: 309-325.
7.
Einat T (1999) How effective is criminal fine enforcement in the Israeli criminal justice
system? Israel Law Review 33: 322-338.
8.
Einat T (1999) The Israeli prison Argot – a central characteristic of the prison subculture
(Hebrew). Society and Welfare, 19: 337-358.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Invited Lectures:
Einat, T. (2006). Criminological aspects regarding prison privatization. Privatization of social
services and its implication on human rights (Roundtable). Division of human rights, The
Academic College of Law, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Einat, T. (2006). Prison slang as one of the main characteristics of inmate’s subculture. The ways
of the slang conference. Faculty of Jewish Studies, Department of Hebrew and Semitic
Languages and the Israeli association for the study of language, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan,
Israel.
Einat, T. (2005). The minimanization of judicial discretion in Israel and its implications on the
penal system. The Israeli Public Defense Attorney international conference, Jerusalem, Israel.
Einat, T. (2005). Homosexual relations – not in our prisons: The Israeli case. The Israeli
Sociology Society annual meeting, Tel-Hai, Israel.
Einat T. (2004) Language, Culture, Identity and Coping in Israeli Prisons. Prisons Research
Center/Cropwood International Symposium on the Effects of Imprisonment, Cambridge, UK.
Selected Conference Participation (2000-present):
Einat, T. (2006). Learning disabilities, AD/HD, truancy and criminal behavior. The British
Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK.
Einat, T. (2005). Homosexuality in the prisons: Is change possible? The American Society of
Criminology Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
Einat, T. (2004). Shock-Incarceration Programs in the Israeli Sanctioning Policy: Toward a New
Mode of Punishment. The European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Amsterdam,
Holland.
Einat T (2003) Chair, International Prison Initiation (Roundtable) – American Society of
Criminology Conference Roundtable, Denver, Colorado.
Einat T (2002) Chair, International Prison Initiation (Roundtable) – American Society of
Criminology Conference Roundtable, Chicago, Illinois.
Einat T (2002) New directions in Boot Camp research: An experimental study of the Maryland
Correctional Boot Camp for adults: Research design and process evaluation.
Einat T (2001) Inmate Argot as an expression of prison subculture: The Israeli case. Law and
Society Association Meeting, Budapest, Hungary.
Einat T (2001) The Israeli prison Argot – a central characteristic of the prison subculture. Israeli
Society for Sociology Annual Conference, Jerusalem, Israel.
Einat T (2000) How effective is criminal fine enforcement in the Israeli criminal justice system?
The American Society of Criminology Annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
AD HOC REFEREE AND REVIEWER
The Journal of Experimental Criminology
The Journal of Sociolinguistics
PRIZES AND AWARDS
2005 - Iskar-Tefen grant for the “Learning Disabilities among Israeli Prisoners” research
2000 - The United Canada-Israel Jewish Agency Fellowship for researchers in the Galilee.
2000 - The P.E.F. Israel Law Review Prize for the highest-ranking publication.
2000 - The Institute of Criminology Dissertation Fellowship.
1999 - The Institute of Criminology Publication Fellowship.
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Learning Disabilities among Israeli Prisoners
Self-Report Criminal Activities of Correctional Boot-Camp Inmates