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Sarah M. Manchak, PHD

Associate Professor

Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program Director

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Peer Reviewed Publications

Manchak, Sarah M; Warner, Jessica J; Farringer, Alison J; Pate, Symone; Anderson, Valerie R 2025. Interpersonal process features of collaboration between probation and behavioral health practitioners. Psychological services, 22 1, 72-80

Murnan, Aaron; England, Gwen; Boch, Samantha; Matthews, Caneacha; Duah, Henry O; Qasem, Islam; Manchak, Sarah 2024. Exploring racial disparities in sex trafficking special docket court programs. Social sciences & humanities open, 10 ,

Murnan, Aaron; England, Gwen; Matthews, Caneacha; Boch, Sam; Qasem, Islam; Bates, Samantha; Manchak, Sarah 2024. "They don't give a damn about us": A Qualitative Study on Experiences and Perceptions Underlying Racial Disparities in Sex Trafficking Specialty Docket Programs. Journal of human trafficking, ,

Farringer, Alison J; Manchak, Sarah M 2023. Communication and collaboration in a drug court team. Psychological services, 20 4, 929-940

Strange, C Clare; Manchak, Sarah M; Hyatt, Jordan M; Petrich, Damon M; Desai, Alisha; Haberman, Cory P 2022. Opioid-specific medication-assisted therapy and its impact on criminal justice and overdose outcomes. Campbell systematic reviews, 18 1, e1215

Strange, C Clare; Manchak, Sarah M; Hyatt, Jordan M; Haberman, Cory; Desai, Alisha 2021. PROTOCOL: Opioid-specific medication-assisted therapy and its impact on criminal justice and overdose outcomes. Campbell systematic reviews, 17 1, e1138

Eno Louden, Jennifer; Manchak, Sarah M 2018. Social networks and treatment adherence among Latino offenders with mental illness. Psychological services, 15 1, 109-118

Skeem, Jennifer L; Montoya, Lina; Manchak, Sarah M 2018. Comparing Costs of Traditional and Specialty Probation for People With Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 69 8, 896-902

Skeem, Jennifer L; Manchak, Sarah; Montoya, Lina 2017. Comparing Public Safety Outcomes for Traditional Probation vs Specialty Mental Health Probation. JAMA psychiatry, 74 9, 942-948

Skeem, Jennifer L; Steadman, Henry J; Manchak, Sarah M 2015. Applicability of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model to Persons With Mental Illness Involved in the Criminal Justice System. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 66 9, 916-22

Manchak, Sarah M; Skeem, Jennifer L; Kennealy, Patrick J; Louden, Jennifer Eno 2014. High-fidelity specialty mental health probation improves officer practices, treatment access, and rule compliance. Law and human behavior, 38 5, 450-61

Manchak, Sarah M; Skeem, Jennifer L; Rook, Karen S 2014. Care, control, or both? Characterizing major dimensions of the mandated treatment relationship. Law and human behavior, 38 1, 47-57

Skeem, Jennifer L; Manchak, Sarah M; Lidz, Charles W; Mulvey, Edward P 2013. The utility of patients' self-perceptions of violence risk: consider asking the person who may know best. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 64 5, 410-5

Kennealy, Patrick J; Skeem, Jennifer L; Manchak, Sarah M; Eno Louden, Jennifer 2012. Firm, fair, and caring officer-offender relationships protect against supervision failure. Law and human behavior, 36 6, 496-505

Peterson, Jillian; Skeem, Jennifer; Manchak, Sarah 2011. If you want to know, consider asking: how likely is it that patients will hurt themselves in the future? Psychological assessment, 23 3, 626-34

Skeem, Jennifer L; Manchak, Sarah; Peterson, Jillian K 2011. Correctional policy for offenders with mental illness: creating a new paradigm for recidivism reduction. Law and human behavior, 35 2, 110-26

Skeem, Jennifer; Eno Louden, Jennifer; Manchak, Sarah; Vidal, Sarah; Haddad, Eileen 2009. Social networks and social control of probationers with co-occurring mental and substance abuse problems. Law and human behavior, 33 2, 122-35

Manchak, Sarah M; Skeem, Jennifer Lynne; Douglas, Kevin S 2008. Utility of the Revised Level of Service Inventory (LSI-R) in predicting recidivism after long-term incarceration. Law and human behavior, 32 6, 477-88

Falkenbach, Diana; Poythress, Norman; Falki, Marielle; Manchak, Sarah 2007. Reliability and validity of two self-report measures of psychopathy. Assessment, 14 4, 341-50

Manchak, Sarah M; Gosney, Meagan E; Haberman, Cory; Firesheets, Kelly C . A Data-Driven Response to the Addiction Crisis in Hamilton County, Ohio. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP, 28 Suppl 6, S320-S325