Jane A. Siegel, Associate Professor (B.A. Drew University, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania) teaches a variety of CJ courses at Rutgers-Camden, including "Children and the Justice System," "Criminal Justice in America," "Varieties of Crime," "Confinement and Corrections," "Juvenile Justice" and "White-Collar Crime." Dr. Jane Siegel's research questions often address the effects of childhoood victimization in adult life and violence against women. Her current research project, “The Impact of Parental Incarceration on Children,” is a qualitative study of the children of women incarcerated or on probation in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Previous projects included a longitudinal study on "Adult Memories and Consequences of Child Abuse" and "Juvenile and Adult Offending Behavior and Other Outcomes in a Cohort of Sexually Abused Boys: 20 Years Later" (with Linda Meyer Williams).

Dr. Siegel is also a co-investigator on a project examining the re-entry process for a group of ex-prisoners in the La Bodega de la Familia program in New York City. The research will include an examination of the ways children are affected by their parent's return from prison and the role children play in the returning parent's re-entry process.

She has also administered a criminal justice exchange program with the University of Tuebingen, Germany -- and in her spare time she plays powerful scrabble games.

>>> Read a summary of Professor Siegel's study on the Impact of Parental Incarceration on Children.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Banyard, V. L., Williams, L. M., & Siegel, J. A. (2003). The impact of complex trauma and depression on parenting: An exploration of mediating risk and protective factors. Child Maltreatment, v. 8, 334-349.

Banyard, V. L., Williams, L. M., & Siegel, J. A. (2002). Retraumatization among adult women sexually abused in childhood: Exploratory analyses in a prospective study. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v. 11, 19-48.

Banyard, V. L., Williams, L. M., & Siegel, J. A. (2001). The long-term mental health consequences of child sexual abuse: An exploratory study of the impact of multiple traumas in a sample of women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, v. 14, 697-715.

Banyard, V. L., Williams, L. M., & Siegel, J. A. (2001). Understanding links among childhood trauma, dissociation, and women's mental health. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, v. 71, 311-321.

Banyard, V. L., Williams, L. M., Siegel, J. A., & West, C. M. (2002). Childhood sexual abuse in the lives of Black women: Risk and resilience in a longitudinal study. Women and Therapy, v. 25 (3/4), 45-58. [To be reprinted in: West, C. M. (ed.). (2002). Violence in the lives of Black women: Battered, black and blue (pp. 45-58). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.]

Jasinski, J. L., Williams, L. M., & Siegel, J. A. (2000). Childhood abuse and lack of parental care as risk factors for heavy drinking among African-American women: A prospective study. Child Abuse and Neglect, v. 24, 1061-1071.

Siegel, J. A. (2000). Aggressive behavior among women sexually abused as children. Violence and Victims, 15, 235-255.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (2003). The relationship between child sexual abuse and female delinquency and crime: A prospective study. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 40, 71-94.
(This article was one of the most downloaded articles in the field of Criminology & Interpersonal Violence. SAGE Publications. May 2004.)

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (2003). Risk factors for sexual victimization of women: Results from a prospective study. Violence Against Women, v. 9, 902-930.

West, C. M., Williams, L. M. & Siegel, J. A. (2000). Adult sexual revictimization among black women sexually abused in childhood. Child Maltreatment, v. 5, 49-57.

Book chapters

Williams, L. M., Siegel, J. A., & Pomeroy, J. J. (2000). Validity of women's self-reports of documented child sexual abuse. In A. Stone, & J. S. Turkkan (Eds.), The science of self-report: Implications for research and practice (pp. 211-226). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Reports

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. (2001). Risk factors for victimization of women. Camden, NJ: Rutgers University.

Williams, L. M., Siegel, J. A., Banyard, V. L., & Mahoney, P. (1999). Adult memories and consequences of child sexual abuse: A longitudinal study. Wellesley, MA: The Stone Center, Wellesley College.

Williams, L. M., Siegel, J. A., Banyard, V. L., Jasinski, J. L. & Gartner, K. L. (1995). Juvenile and adult offending behavior in a cohort of sexually abused boys: 20 years later. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory.

Williams, L. M., Siegel, J. A., Hyman, B. & Jackson-Graves, J. J. (1993). Recovery from sexual abuse: A longitudinal study 1973-1990. Durham, NH: Family Research Laboratory.

PAPERS UNDER REVIEW OR IN PREPARATION

Banyard, V. L., Williams, L. M., & Siegel, J. A. Childhood Sexual Abuse: A gender perspective on context and consequences. (In preparation for submission)

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. Risk factors for violent physical victimization of women. (In preparation for submission)

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. Childhood sexual victimization, running away and crime: Results from a prospective study. (In preparation for submission)

Siegel, J. A. (2003, November). Fighting behavior of female offenders' daughters. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Denver.

Siegel, J. A. (2003, July). Violence in the lives of at-risk youth: The case of offenders' children. Paper presented at the International Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Siegel, J. A. (2002, November). Children of female offenders: What happens when mom goes to prison. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (2002, November). Childhood sexual victimization, running away and crime: Rsults from a prospective study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.

Siegel, J. A. (2001, November). The impact of parental incarceration on children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (2001, July). Risk factors for sexual victimization of women: Rsults from a prospective study. Invited paper presented at the National Institute of Justice’s Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, Washington, D.C.

Siegel, J. A. (2000, November). Restorative justice: An emerging alternative to retributive justice. Invited lecture at Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (2000, November). Risk factors for sexual victimization: Rsults from a prospective study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (2000, October). Risk factors for victimization of women: Rsults from a prospective study. Invited paper presented at the National Institute of Justice’s Research Conference on Violence Against Women and Family Violence, Washington, D.C.
PRESENTATIONS (continued)

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (2000, June). Risk factors for sexual victimization of adolescents: Results from a prospective study. Paper presented at Victimization of Children and Youth: An International Research Conference, Durham, NH.

Markowitz, M., Harver, W. E., & Siegel, J. A. (2000, March). Examining the dynamics of drug-related homicide. Paper presented at the National Social Science Association Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Siegel, J. A., Williams, L. M., & Banyard, V. L. (1999, September). Risk and recovery from child sexual abuse: A case-controlled longitudinal study of the consequences of child sexual abuse among 353 girls and boys with a documented history of child sexual abuse. Poster presented at the Life History Research Society Meeting, Kauai, Hawaii.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (1999, July). Risk factors for violent victimization of women: A prospective study. Paper presented at the 6th International Family Violence Research Conference, Durham, NH.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (1998, November). Self-reported violence among male and female survivors of child sexual abuse. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.

Siegel, J. A. (1997, November). The effect of race and ethnicity on pretrial release decisions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (1997, November). Self-reported drug abuse as a moderator of the relationship between child sexual abuse and later criminality. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (1996, November). Substance abuse as a moderator of criminal behavior among survivors of child abuse. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.

Williams, L. M., Siegel, J. A., & Pomeroy, J. J. (1996, October). Women's reports of documented child sexual abuse: Findings and implications for retrospective research. Paper presented at the National Institute of Health Conference on the Science of Self-Report, Washington, D. C.

Siegel, J. A., & Williams, L. M. (1996, June). Delinquent and criminal behavior among child sexual abuse survivors. Paper presented at the Fourth National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on Child Abuse, Chicago, IL.

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. (1996, March). Substance abuse and criminal behavior among victims of child sexual assault. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. (1995, November). Criminal behavior among men abused as children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Boston, MA.

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. (1995, July). Aggressive behavior among women sexually abused as children.Paper presented at The 4th International Family Violence Research Conference, Durham, NH.

Siegel, J. A. (1994, May). Aggression and delinquent behavior among women sexually abused as children. Poster presentation at the Second National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Cambridge, MA, May 1994.

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. (1993, October). Self-reported violence among women sexually abused as children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Phoenix, AZ.

Siegel, J. A., Williams, L. M., & Jackson-Graves, J. J. (1993, October). Adult reports of documented child sexual abuse: Implications for retrospective research. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Phoenix, AZ, October 1993.

Siegel, J. A. & Williams, L. M. (1993, January). Child sexual abuse and delinquency: A longitudinal study of women molested as children. Paper presented at the San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment, San Diego, CA.

Foglia, W. D. & Siegel, J. A. (1991, November). Law-related education: Going beyond moral reasoning. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Rutgers University Research Council Grant, 2002-03 ($4,000), 2003-04 ($1,700), in support of the project “Impact of Parental Criminality and Incarceration on Children”

Center for Children and Childhood Studies grants, Rutgers University, 2000-01 ($600), 2001-02 ($3,000), in support of the project “Impact of Parental Criminality and Incarceration on Children”

Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Stone Center, Wellesley College, 1999

"Risk Factors for Violent Victimization of Women: A Prospective Study" (Principal Investigator): National Institute of Justice. 1998-1999 ($67,035).

"Adult Memories and Consequences of Child Abuse: A Comparative Longitudinal Study" (Co-Investigator): National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. 1996-1998 ($200,000).

Participant, National Institute of Justice Workshop on Longitudinal Data and Analysis, 1997

Provost's Grant. Widener University, 1997
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), 1994-96
University Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93
Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1989-90
Research Assistantship, University of Pennsylvania, 1988-89
Dean's List, Drew University
Certificat d'études françaises with highest honors, Université de Neuchâtel

Testimony at symposium on children of incarcerated parents, organized by New Jersey Assembly’s Families, Women and Children’s Services Committee, March 2002

Reviewer for National Institute of Justice

Reviewer for Violence Against Women

Reviewer for Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency