The National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse fund the Center's Post-doctoral Training Program. Four post-doctoral fellows are funded each year; two residing at the Rutgers-New Brunswick site and two at the University of Pennsylvania site. Candidates for the program are drawn from the fields of anthropology, criminology, economics, public health, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and social work. Of central importance in selecting candidates is their commitment to investigating the interactions between mental disorder (including addiction disorders) and criminal justice involvement and developing their capacity as independent investigators. Two key components to the Center's training and mentoring program include:

Intensive Case Analytic (ICA) Workshop
The workshop is attended by post-doctoral trainees, mentees, and research affiliates. It meets for one week at the beginning of each semester and for three days at the end of the spring semester. In the fall semester a particular case is selected for intensive study. The case is studied from different perspectives with presentations by experts from different disciplines, stakeholders, and methodologists. A full-day guided discussion centers on developing an analytic prospectus of the case.

Mentored Training and Research.
Trainees and mentees select a topic that will be developed over the year. With guidance from their mentor, trainees and mentees develop an analytical prospectus on their research topic. Trainees also participate in Center research projects.