Christopher Sharp is a former probation officer in Central Florida, where he was responsible for writing and implementing a post-booking diversion program for the mentally ill for Seminole County, Florida. He holds a Ph.D. in public affairs and has been studying and writing on the impact of the mentally ill on the criminal justice system since 2000. He is both a retired Army officer and a retired federal employee, responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and implementing public policy for the military in human resources, and has been teaching and writing in public policy analysis since 2014.