Jennifer Lanterman: A scoping review of legal system deflection and diversion programs for people living with behavioral health disorders

Title

A scoping review of legal system deflection and diversion programs for people living with behavioral health disorders

Mentor

Jennifer Lanterman, Ph.D.

Department

Criminal Justice

Biosketch

Jennifer Lanterman, Ph.D., completed her doctorate of philosophy degree in criminal justice at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in 2007. Currently, she is the director of the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies and a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice. Her research interests include the institutional and community-based management and treatment of high-risk and high-need offenders, implementation science approaches to expanding evidence-based practices in correctional environments, and restorative justice training and quality assurance. Her work involves action research partnerships with legal system practitioners and behavioral healthcare providers and includes program development, implementation, and evaluation.

Project overview

The Pack Research Experience Program (PREP) student will conduct literature searches and summaries on deflection and diversion program for people living with behavioral health disorders and who have or who are at risk of legal system involvement. This work will support the drafting of article manuscripts. The student will learn about the scholarly writing process.

Pack Research Experience Program information and application