Sara Debus-Sherrill

Research Associate I

Sara Debus-Sherrill is a Research Associate with the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center, where she works on research and evaluation projects related to criminal justice and law. She contributes to a variety of studies on mental health courts, jail violence, reentry challenges, forensic science, school violence, and disaster-related legal aid. Before joining the Urban Institute, Debus-Sherrill studied clinical psychology at the University of Alabama with a focus in child and adolescent forensic psychology. She has experience with criminal and juvenile justice populations in both a research and clinical capacity.

Areas of expertise

Intersection between mental health & criminal justice, reentry, correctional violence and safety, forensic science, performance measurement and evaluation.

Publications by topic:
Crime and Justice

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