Prof. Keren Gueta

Victimology, Trauma and Recovery, Gender and Crime

I am a Professor in the Department of Criminology at Bar-Ilan University and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Israeli Victimology Association.

My research focuses on the experiences of victims of crime and offenders, particularly in relation to trauma, recovery, and the intersection of gender, crime, and social institutions.

My research interests include prisons and criminology, violent and nonviolent motherhood, secondary victimization, recovery from addiction, gender and crime, and the experiences of offenders' family members. In recent years, my work has also addressed technology-mediated victimization and the ethical challenges of trauma-sensitive research.

My research combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, with the aim of understanding the experiences of people affected by crime, identifying barriers to support, and advancing research-informed and trauma-sensitive professional practices.