Sarah M Manchak
Biographic Data
| ID | 3601543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah M Manchak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah M |
| FAMILY NAME | Manchak |
| SIGNATURE | MANCHAK S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cincinnati |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4703-4107 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Integrating family-based interventions into specialty court programs
BACKGROUND: The intersection of sex trade involvement and substance use disorder is a deeply complex and tragic issue for many women, as decades of research reflect that traditional substance use treatment modalities often fail to meet many of these women's unique needs. Sex trafficking specialty court programs constitute a unique and promising avenue to deliver evidence-based practices to treat substance use disorders and to support health and w…
Characteristics, Experiences, and Perceptions of Family Members of Sex Trafficking Specialty Court Participants
15) identified as supportive by women participating in a sex trafficking specialty court program, a qualitative study was conducted. Findings reflect that family members, especially those with their own experiences with substance use and sex trade involvement, demonstrated empathy, resilience, and strong desires to support participants' treatment success. Despite complex relational histories, participants presented with several protective charact…
Exploring racial disparities in sex trafficking special docket court programs
The United States criminal legal system has a long-standing and well-documented history of perpetuating racial disparities in health and well-being through inequitable policing, sentencing, and incarceration practices. In the last decade, the criminal legal system has re-considered their response to women arrested for solicitation via sex trafficking specialty courts. The current study leverages publicly available data from one large Midwestern c…
They Don't Give a Damn About Us
Sex trafficking specialty court programs represent a structural approach to disrupt historic patterns of violence, health disparities, as well as counteract carceral recidivism issues. Despite the promise of these programs, inequities have been observed in women's access, entry, and success within such programs. The purpose of the current study was to understand perceptions and experiences underlying documented racial disparities in women's acces…
Reducing Community Supervision Failure for People with Mental Illness
Justice-involved people with mental illness are at increased risk for failure while on community supervision. Probation and parole officers (POs) have significant influence on the outcomes of these individuals through various supervision tactics and approaches. Prior research on specialty mental health supervision has helped identify a number of specific tactics that are both necessary and effective for supervising people with mental illness. Thi…
Adherence to “What Works”
The “what works” movement has increasingly gained recognition among correctional practitioners and traction within correctional settings. It is now well established that in order to obtain meaningful recidivism reductions, programs must maintain fidelity to the principles of effective interventions. After more than four decades of research supporting the Risk-Need-Responsivity model, little is presently known about how well correctional programs …
Current U.S. Agency-Level Trends in Supporting Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Parole
Parole agencies must protect public safety and promote successful offender reentry. To date, little is known at a national level about the extent to which agencies have the infrastructure and support to implement evidence-based practices to help them in these efforts. Results from this nationally-representative (U.S.) survey of senior parole suggest that most agencies are aware of and have taken steps to formalize implementation of some evidence-…
Firm, fair, and caring officer-offender relationships protect against supervision failure.
A growing body of research suggests that high quality dual role relationships between community corrections officers and offenders reduce risk of recidivism. This study assesses whether this finding generalizes from offenders with mental illness to their relatively healthy counterparts. More importantly, this study tests the possibility that this finding is spurious, reflecting the influence of pre-existing offender characteristics more than a pr…
Adherence to “What Works”
The “what works” movement has increasingly gained recognition among correctional practitioners and traction within correctional settings. It is now well established that in order to obtain meaningful recidivism reductions, programs must maintain fidelity to the principles of effective interventions. After more than four decades of research supporting the Risk-Need-Responsivity model, little is presently known about how well correctional programs …
Firm, fair, and caring officer-offender relationships protect against supervision failure.
A growing body of research suggests that high quality dual role relationships between community corrections officers and offenders reduce risk of recidivism. This study assesses whether this finding generalizes from offenders with mental illness to their relatively healthy counterparts. More importantly, this study tests the possibility that this finding is spurious, reflecting the influence of pre-existing offender characteristics more than a pr…
Current U.S. Agency-Level Trends in Supporting Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Parole
Parole agencies must protect public safety and promote successful offender reentry. To date, little is known at a national level about the extent to which agencies have the infrastructure and support to implement evidence-based practices to help them in these efforts. Results from this nationally-representative (U.S.) survey of senior parole suggest that most agencies are aware of and have taken steps to formalize implementation of some evidence-…
Adherence to “What Works”
The “what works” movement has increasingly gained recognition among correctional practitioners and traction within correctional settings. It is now well established that in order to obtain meaningful recidivism reductions, programs must maintain fidelity to the principles of effective interventions. After more than four decades of research supporting the Risk-Need-Responsivity model, little is presently known about how well correctional programs …
Reducing Community Supervision Failure for People with Mental Illness
Justice-involved people with mental illness are at increased risk for failure while on community supervision. Probation and parole officers (POs) have significant influence on the outcomes of these individuals through various supervision tactics and approaches. Prior research on specialty mental health supervision has helped identify a number of specific tactics that are both necessary and effective for supervising people with mental illness. Thi…
Exploring racial disparities in sex trafficking special docket court programs
The United States criminal legal system has a long-standing and well-documented history of perpetuating racial disparities in health and well-being through inequitable policing, sentencing, and incarceration practices. In the last decade, the criminal legal system has re-considered their response to women arrested for solicitation via sex trafficking specialty courts. The current study leverages publicly available data from one large Midwestern c…
They Don't Give a Damn About Us
Sex trafficking specialty court programs represent a structural approach to disrupt historic patterns of violence, health disparities, as well as counteract carceral recidivism issues. Despite the promise of these programs, inequities have been observed in women's access, entry, and success within such programs. The purpose of the current study was to understand perceptions and experiences underlying documented racial disparities in women's acces…
Integrating family-based interventions into specialty court programs
BACKGROUND: The intersection of sex trade involvement and substance use disorder is a deeply complex and tragic issue for many women, as decades of research reflect that traditional substance use treatment modalities often fail to meet many of these women's unique needs. Sex trafficking specialty court programs constitute a unique and promising avenue to deliver evidence-based practices to treat substance use disorders and to support health and w…
Characteristics, Experiences, and Perceptions of Family Members of Sex Trafficking Specialty Court Participants
15) identified as supportive by women participating in a sex trafficking specialty court program, a qualitative study was conducted. Findings reflect that family members, especially those with their own experiences with substance use and sex trade involvement, demonstrated empathy, resilience, and strong desires to support participants' treatment success. Despite complex relational histories, participants presented with several protective charact…
Psychology (6 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Sex work and related issues (4 works) · Specialty (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works)