Noam Haviv
Biographic Data
| ID | 389267 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Noam Haviv |
| GIVEN NAMES | Noam |
| FAMILY NAME | Haviv |
| SIGNATURE | HAVIV N |
| AFFILIATIONS | John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9694-7108 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Between Liberation and Regulation
This study examines internal and external social control (SC) within Israeli nudist and naturist communities, by conducting semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20 community members. Analysis revealed that these communities function as spaces of acceptance and personal liberation, due to marginalization by society. Also, non-sexual nudity is perceived as a symbol of equality and freedom, maintained through informal rules and peer monitoring. …
Exploring the Effectiveness of Diversion Programs for Women Involved in Commercial Sex
Diversion programs are increasingly used as alternatives to criminal penalties for women involved in commercial sex, yet limited research has examined how such programs support behavior change across diverse subgroups, particularly between sex-trafficked and non-trafficked participants. This study evaluates changes in readiness for change among 131 women who participated in a court-ordered diversion program led by survivors of sex trafficking. Pa…
Rehabilitating Beyond Walls
While numerous studies have delved into rehabilitation programs for young and adolescent offenders, this study stands out by introducing the novel Photovoice research method to this population in Israel for the first time. The study, conducted at one of the Shushan Rehabilitation Centers in the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority, involved 14 young individuals aged 18 to 23 undergoing a rehabilitation program. These participants captured their surr…
Exploring the impact of coercion and voluntary entry on dropout rates in a therapeutic community for substance abuse rehabilitation
High dropout rates challenge drug rehabilitation programs. Both therapists and academics aim to pinpoint predictors of retention, with individual motivation, both external and internal, being a key factor. This study compares the retention period for residents who joined the Hartuv residential therapeutic community as an alternative to imprisonment (i.e. due to external motivation) and residents who joined the community voluntarily. In this study…
The role of ethnicity in the admission process of male juvenile released offenders
INTRODUCTION: Disparities in evaluating readiness to change and recidivism risk across diverse cultural groups can profoundly affect rehabilitation program efficacy. This study examines readiness to change and recidivism risk disparities between Israeli-Arabs and Israeli-Jews entering a re-entry program by the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority postrelease. METHOD: The University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale questionnaire gauged readine…
Building a social identity theory of stigmatized sexual practice
Dropout from Treatment and Desistance from Crime among Released Prisoners in Jerusalem Halfway House for Prisoners with Substance Misuse Disorder
The study aims to investigate the rates of recidivism among prisoners on parole with a substance misuse disorder who participated in the Jerusalem halfway-house, which combines supervision, employment, and a comprehensive therapeutic program. The study population included all participants who have been treated in the halfway-house ( N = 125), whereas the comparison group included all prisoners with a substance misuse disorder who were released af…
Parent-to-Child Violence
The purpose was to examine gender differences (a) in the sentencing severity for parent-to-child violence (PCV); and (b) in severity of PCV patterns. We analyzed 99 verdict cases in Israel. Two models, a logistic regression model and a generalized ordered logistic regression model, were applied. The findings of the first model indicated that being a woman reduced the odds of imprisonment by .106; furthermore, being tried after implementation of t…
The role of employment as a mediator in correctional education's impact on recidivism
Can Yoga Overcome Criminality? The Impact of Yoga on Recidivism in Israeli Prisons
In recent years, yoga practices have been integrated into formal prison rehabilitation programs of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), as part of the informal education system, giving rise to innovative criminological theories such as positive criminology that emphasize the development of offenders’ strengths by facilitating rehabilitation and reintegration processes. The purpose of the present study was to examine the correlation between yoga pract…
Judaism Intertwines with Worldly Good
Background: Religion with its religious institutions has played a key role in shaping punishment and rehabilitation of offenders throughout history. The aim of these programs is to transform a person spiritually and lead them to intra-personal changes on the religious level by prompting repentance or the reaffirmation of one's faith. Objectives: We present qualitative findings from an evaluation of two religious programs operating in the Israeli …
Unravelling the “Black Box”
This current qualitative study analyzed treatment-staff perceptions of the advantages and weaknesses of Israeli’s primary prison-based drug rehabilitation program, as implemented in Hermon Prison in Israel. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 social workers and recovery mentors who worked as therapists in Hermon Prison during the research period. The analysis showed that the main advantages described were that the program was varied…
Reporting Sexual Assaults to the Police
Reporting Sexual Assaults to the Police
Judaism Intertwines with Worldly Good
Background: Religion with its religious institutions has played a key role in shaping punishment and rehabilitation of offenders throughout history. The aim of these programs is to transform a person spiritually and lead them to intra-personal changes on the religious level by prompting repentance or the reaffirmation of one's faith. Objectives: We present qualitative findings from an evaluation of two religious programs operating in the Israeli …
Reporting Sexual Assaults to the Police
Can Yoga Overcome Criminality? The Impact of Yoga on Recidivism in Israeli Prisons
In recent years, yoga practices have been integrated into formal prison rehabilitation programs of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), as part of the informal education system, giving rise to innovative criminological theories such as positive criminology that emphasize the development of offenders’ strengths by facilitating rehabilitation and reintegration processes. The purpose of the present study was to examine the correlation between yoga pract…
Judaism Intertwines with Worldly Good
Background: Religion with its religious institutions has played a key role in shaping punishment and rehabilitation of offenders throughout history. The aim of these programs is to transform a person spiritually and lead them to intra-personal changes on the religious level by prompting repentance or the reaffirmation of one's faith. Objectives: We present qualitative findings from an evaluation of two religious programs operating in the Israeli …
Unravelling the “Black Box”
This current qualitative study analyzed treatment-staff perceptions of the advantages and weaknesses of Israeli’s primary prison-based drug rehabilitation program, as implemented in Hermon Prison in Israel. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 social workers and recovery mentors who worked as therapists in Hermon Prison during the research period. The analysis showed that the main advantages described were that the program was varied…
The role of employment as a mediator in correctional education's impact on recidivism
Dropout from Treatment and Desistance from Crime among Released Prisoners in Jerusalem Halfway House for Prisoners with Substance Misuse Disorder
The study aims to investigate the rates of recidivism among prisoners on parole with a substance misuse disorder who participated in the Jerusalem halfway-house, which combines supervision, employment, and a comprehensive therapeutic program. The study population included all participants who have been treated in the halfway-house ( N = 125), whereas the comparison group included all prisoners with a substance misuse disorder who were released af…
Parent-to-Child Violence
The purpose was to examine gender differences (a) in the sentencing severity for parent-to-child violence (PCV); and (b) in severity of PCV patterns. We analyzed 99 verdict cases in Israel. Two models, a logistic regression model and a generalized ordered logistic regression model, were applied. The findings of the first model indicated that being a woman reduced the odds of imprisonment by .106; furthermore, being tried after implementation of t…
Exploring the impact of coercion and voluntary entry on dropout rates in a therapeutic community for substance abuse rehabilitation
High dropout rates challenge drug rehabilitation programs. Both therapists and academics aim to pinpoint predictors of retention, with individual motivation, both external and internal, being a key factor. This study compares the retention period for residents who joined the Hartuv residential therapeutic community as an alternative to imprisonment (i.e. due to external motivation) and residents who joined the community voluntarily. In this study…
The role of ethnicity in the admission process of male juvenile released offenders
INTRODUCTION: Disparities in evaluating readiness to change and recidivism risk across diverse cultural groups can profoundly affect rehabilitation program efficacy. This study examines readiness to change and recidivism risk disparities between Israeli-Arabs and Israeli-Jews entering a re-entry program by the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority postrelease. METHOD: The University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale questionnaire gauged readine…
Building a social identity theory of stigmatized sexual practice
Exploring the Effectiveness of Diversion Programs for Women Involved in Commercial Sex
Diversion programs are increasingly used as alternatives to criminal penalties for women involved in commercial sex, yet limited research has examined how such programs support behavior change across diverse subgroups, particularly between sex-trafficked and non-trafficked participants. This study evaluates changes in readiness for change among 131 women who participated in a court-ordered diversion program led by survivors of sex trafficking. Pa…
Rehabilitating Beyond Walls
While numerous studies have delved into rehabilitation programs for young and adolescent offenders, this study stands out by introducing the novel Photovoice research method to this population in Israel for the first time. The study, conducted at one of the Shushan Rehabilitation Centers in the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority, involved 14 young individuals aged 18 to 23 undergoing a rehabilitation program. These participants captured their surr…
Between Liberation and Regulation
This study examines internal and external social control (SC) within Israeli nudist and naturist communities, by conducting semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20 community members. Analysis revealed that these communities function as spaces of acceptance and personal liberation, due to marginalization by society. Also, non-sexual nudity is perceived as a symbol of equality and freedom, maintained through informal rules and peer monitoring. …
Psychology (12 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Rehabilitation (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (5 works) · Prison (5 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (4 works)