By Doug Noonan, Professor We are gearing up for another SPEA practicum course this spring, a great opportunity for students to do some original research and inform policy and real-work difference-makers. Interested in adding a course to your fall, with a flexible schedule, a fun topic, and a chance to affect policy? Read on! When… Read more »
Entries by O'Neill at IUPUI
IU Public Policy Institute study outlines program needs for growing Indiana Latino population
By Rachel Thelin and Dona Sapp, senior policy analysts September marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, and as community leaders around the state come together to recognize and celebrate the many economic, social, and cultural contributions of Indiana’s growing Latino population, they must also recognize challenges facing Indiana Latinos in a number of areas,… Read more »
Study Abroad: On the Rhine
By Nathan Saylors, BSCJ ’19 As a first-year undergraduate student enrolled in SPEA IUPUI, I did not expect to have the opportunity to travel halfway around the world for an educational program. The SPEA On the Rhine program focused on Public Policy and Administration. All five seminars revolved around the European Union as well as… Read more »
Voices of Change from Great Britain
By Bill Foley, Lecturer Arriving at Heathrow after long night flights to Europe, our 21 undergraduate and graduate students accompanied by our teaching assistant and my wife and I were immediately greeted by the voices of change in the United Kingdom. Comprised of a mix of SPEA Indianapolis and Bloomington students, all of us found… Read more »
SPEA research shows privacy rights violations by fusion centers are the exception, not the rule
Concerns that law enforcement fusion centers are violating individuals’ privacy rights as they gather intelligence on terrorism, criminal, and other public safety threats are the exception and certainly not the rule, according to a study published in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. The paper, “Law Enforcement Fusion Centers: Cultivating an Information Sharing Environment… Read more »
