Laurie A. Drapela, Ph.D.
Professor, Criminal Justice
Departments:
College of Arts and Sciences
Criminal Justice (Vancouver)
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology (Pullman)
Critical Culture, Gender, & Race
Public Affairs
Governance:
WSU Vancouver Council of Faculty Representatives
Research
Laurie A. Drapela is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Washington State University Vancouver. Her research interests include the implementation and operation of therapeutic courts, offending desistance trajectories among youth, and the intersections of mental health, behavioral health, and criminal justice. Her manuscripts have appeared in Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, The Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Deviant Behavior, Youth & Society, and The Social Science Journal. She co-authored Law and Neurodiversity: Youth with Autism and Juvenile Justice Systems in Canada and the United States, published by University of British Columbia Press (2020).