Leon Sawh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4126887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leon Sawh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leon |
| FAMILY NAME | Sawh |
| SIGNATURE | SAWH L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2140-1255 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Healing, Accountability, and Support
Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) offer rehabilitation over incarceration for eligible justice-involved veterans dealing with substance misuse, mental illness, and/or other behavioral health conditions. Modeled on drug and mental health courts, VTCs specifically address combat-related and other service-related traumas. While quantitative data shows VTCs reduce recidivism and improve clinical outcomes, additional qualitative research is needed to i…
Program outcomes in a light-touch prosecutor-led misdemeanor diversion program
People make mistakes” stakeholders and participants’ perceptions of the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of diversion and deferred prosecution programs
Exploring Community-Centric Decarceration Strategies for People With Behavioral Health Needs
The Box in Social Work Education
Objective: Individuals with criminal records experience numerous barriers in accessing higher education, and these barriers disproportionately impact people of color. This study examines the percentage of Master of Social Work (MSW) programs that ask applicants about prior criminal legal system involvement and how that information is used in admission practices. Method: We reviewed applications and institutional characteristics for all Council on…
Promote Smart Decarceration
The United States has the world’s largest proportion of people behind bars. Mass incarceration and failed rehabilitation have resulted in staggering economic and human costs. Our challenge is to develop a proactive, comprehensive, evidence-based “smart decarceration” strategy that will dramatically reduce the number of people who are imprisoned and enable the nation to embrace a more effective and just approach to public safety
Integrating a Co-occurring Disorders Intervention in Drug Courts
Sex Differences in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders and Treatment Entry Among Justice-involved Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: Over half of veterans in the criminal justice system have mental health or substance use disorders. However, there is a critical lack of information about female veterans in the criminal justice system and how diagnosis prevalence and treatment entry differ by sex. OBJECTIVES: To document prevalence of mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses and treatment entry rates among female veterans compared with male veterans in the …
Sex Differences in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders and Treatment Entry Among Justice-involved Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: Over half of veterans in the criminal justice system have mental health or substance use disorders. However, there is a critical lack of information about female veterans in the criminal justice system and how diagnosis prevalence and treatment entry differ by sex. OBJECTIVES: To document prevalence of mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses and treatment entry rates among female veterans compared with male veterans in the …
Promote Smart Decarceration
The United States has the world’s largest proportion of people behind bars. Mass incarceration and failed rehabilitation have resulted in staggering economic and human costs. Our challenge is to develop a proactive, comprehensive, evidence-based “smart decarceration” strategy that will dramatically reduce the number of people who are imprisoned and enable the nation to embrace a more effective and just approach to public safety
Integrating a Co-occurring Disorders Intervention in Drug Courts
The Box in Social Work Education
Objective: Individuals with criminal records experience numerous barriers in accessing higher education, and these barriers disproportionately impact people of color. This study examines the percentage of Master of Social Work (MSW) programs that ask applicants about prior criminal legal system involvement and how that information is used in admission practices. Method: We reviewed applications and institutional characteristics for all Council on…
Exploring Community-Centric Decarceration Strategies for People With Behavioral Health Needs
People make mistakes” stakeholders and participants’ perceptions of the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of diversion and deferred prosecution programs
Program outcomes in a light-touch prosecutor-led misdemeanor diversion program
Healing, Accountability, and Support
Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) offer rehabilitation over incarceration for eligible justice-involved veterans dealing with substance misuse, mental illness, and/or other behavioral health conditions. Modeled on drug and mental health courts, VTCs specifically address combat-related and other service-related traumas. While quantitative data shows VTCs reduce recidivism and improve clinical outcomes, additional qualitative research is needed to i…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Work (physics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)