Sanjay Shah’s research while affiliated with Drexel University and other places

... Although the program is consistent with RNR on a programmatic level in these ways, there are also ways in which adherence to the model on an individual offender level may be improved. To implement this model in a more individualized manner, the results of the structured risk assessment (the LS/CMI) would be used to identify deficits, and the individual would then be matched to programs that specifically target his pattern of deficits (see Brooks-Holliday et al., 2011, Vieira et al., 2009 for more details). However, at this facility, administration of the LS/CMI did not always occur at the beginning of an individual's placement in the program, which may have interfered with the counseling staff's ability to assign offenders to programs that target their specific needs upon entry. ...

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Examining Improvements in Criminogenic Needs: The Risk Reduction Potential of a Structured Re-entry Program

... Mental health and forensic settings experience the highest workplace violence incidents in the healthcare field (Harrell, 2011), yet graduate programs in psychology generally do not teach clinicians how to manage risk in these settings (Burl et al., 2012). To identify preventable risk factors in forensic settings seven subject matter experts employed in forensic settings completed a qualitative survey. ...

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Mitigating Forensic Risk for Practitioners

... A recent national survey of treatment courts also found racial and ethnic disparities in 2019 graduation rates, with African Americans and Hispanics completing programs less often than white participants (DeVall et al., 2023). Previous research has consistently found racial and ethnic disparities in graduation rates (Marlowe, 2013;Shah et al., 2015;Shannon et al., 2016) and, unfortunately, the trend dates back over 20 years (Brewster, 2001). Additionally, this disparity is not limited to African Americans and Hispanics, as evidenced by American Indians and those who identify as biracial also graduating treatment courts at lower rates than their white counterparts (Gallagher et al., 2023). ...

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Maintaining fidelity to the treatment court model through evaluation: The racial and ethnic disparities (RED) program assessment tool

... Over the last several years, the rate of adjudicative competence evaluations has been steadily rising, alongside decreases in the base rate of competence, which has contributed, in part, to what many have termed a nationwide "competency crisis" (Gowensmith, 2019;Gowensmith & Murrie, 2022). Indeed, many states are facing lawsuits related to excessive wait times to be evaluated and/or admitted for competence restoration treatment, for which nationwide efforts have been made to develop alternative models of treatment (e.g., jail-and community-based restoration), unique models of service delivery, and/or diversion (Callahan & Pinals, 2020;Gowensmith et al., 2016;Heilbrun et al., 2012Heilbrun et al., , 2019Murrie et al., 2023; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2022). ...

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Intellectual Disability and Adjudicative Competence Evaluations: A Detailed Review of an Often-Overlooked Population

... To date very little is known about if, and how, RFs can meet the everyday needs of patients with a history of violent behavior. As stressed by many authors, more investigations aimed at evaluating risk of reoffending in this group of patients are needed (Bjørkly & Waage, 2005;Heilbrun et al., 2011;Hodgins & Müller-Isberner, 2004;Holliday, Heilbrun, & Fretz, 2012). Our study, conducted in the specific setting of RFs, is a contribution into that direction. ...

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Violent behavior of patients living in psychiatric residential facilities: A comparison of male patients with different violence histories

... They typically differ in scale, duration, and intensity. Weather-related natural disasters are generally limited in time and demand attention and action over a relatively short period of time [7]. Biological natural disasters, on the other hand, are long-lasting and require attention and action over much longer periods of time [8]. ...

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Inclusive Crisis Communication in a Pandemic Context: A Rapid Review