Dr. Dawn Beichner-Thomas

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Biography
Dawn Beichner-Thomas is professor in the Criminal Justice Sciences Department and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. Her research interests include victimology, incarcerated women, prisoner reentry, and restorative justice. Dr. Beichner-Thomas is a member of the Executive Committee of the World Society of Victimology (WSV) and serves as a liaison to the United Nations. She is also a research consultant for the YWCA Labyrinth Outreach Services to Women, a nonprofit organization which provides reintegration services to women returning home from prison and jail, and the Peoria Problem Solving Courts. Dr. Beichner-Thomas is a course director for a WSV-sponsored post-graduate course on "Victimology, Victim Assistance, and Criminal Justice" that is held at the Inter University Centre of Dubrovnik, Croatia and teaches a "Gender and Offending" course at Fachhochschule Kiel in Kiel, Germany. At ISU, in addition to hosting an annual study abroad connected to the Dubrovnik, Croatia course (CJS 306.99 International Experiences in Justice), she teaches Women & Criminal Justice, Individuals, Society & Criminal Justice, World Criminal Justice Systems, and the graduate seminar, International Justice, Human Rights, and Conflict Resolution.
Current Courses
499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.002Independent Study
306.098Experiences In International Justice
306.099Experiences In International Justice
499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
369.001World Criminal Justice Systems
Teaching Interests & Areas
Gender and crime, victimology, international justice, global social problems.
Research Interests & Areas
The effects of incarceration on the family, victimization, gender and justice.
Ph D Criminal Justice Sciences
MA Criminology
BA Criminology
CoraMae Richey Mann Inconvenient Woman of the Year Award
Impact Award
Internationalization Award
Women of Distinction
Outstanding Teaching Award
Faculty Travel Award
Professional Development Travel Award
Civic Engagement Project of Excellence Award
Book, Chapter
New York, NY: Springer. Pp. 85-116.
Professionalitat in der frauenhasarbeit. Aktuelle entwicklungen und diskurse. Heildelburg, Germany: Springer. Pp. 157-185.
Book, Edited
Journal Article
Zeitschrift für Strafvollzug und Straffälligenhilfe, 22(1), 42-49.