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Stacy Dewald's research investigates the experiences and perspectives of individuals within the criminal justice system, with a particular focus on victims of sexual assault and the professionals who interact with them. Dewald's work has explored how sexual assault victims perceive police interactions and how these perceptions influence their decisions to report crimes. Additionally, their research examines the perspectives of detectives regarding false sexual assault reporting and the integration of technology, including social media, into law enforcement practices. Dewald has also studied gender-responsive, trauma-informed approaches within mental health courts, assessing participant trauma histories and the overall status of adult mental health courts in the U.S. This work also delves into problem-solving court personnel's views on incentives, sanctions, and therapeutic adjustments, highlighting lessons learned from interdisciplinary researcher-practitioner partnerships.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 11
- Citations: 135
Selected Publications
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A Status Update on U.S. Adult Mental Health Courts (2026)
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Problem-Solving Court Personnel Perspectives of Incentives, Sanctions, and Therapeutic Adjustments (2025)
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An interdisciplinary researcher-practitioner partnership: lessons and perspectives from researchers and problem-solving court personnel (2024)
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- Making a Case for Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Mental Health Courts: An Exploration of Participant Trauma Histories
- An interdisciplinary researcher-practitioner partnership: lessons and perspectives from researchers and problem-solving court personnel
- Problem-Solving Court Personnel Perspectives of Incentives, Sanctions, and Therapeutic Adjustments
- A Status Update on U.S. Adult Mental Health Courts
- “I Was Worried I Wouldn't Be Believed”: Sexual Assault Victims' Perceptions of the Police in the Decision to Not Report
- Lying about sexual assault: a qualitative study of detective perspectives on false reporting
- “I Was Worried I Wouldn't Be Believed”: Sexual Assault Victims' Perceptions of the Police in the Decision to Not Report
- An interdisciplinary researcher-practitioner partnership: lessons and perspectives from researchers and problem-solving court personnel
- An interdisciplinary researcher-practitioner partnership: lessons and perspectives from researchers and problem-solving court personnel
- An interdisciplinary researcher-practitioner partnership: lessons and perspectives from researchers and problem-solving court personnel
- A Status Update on U.S. Adult Mental Health Courts
- A Status Update on U.S. Adult Mental Health Courts
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