Stepping into the world of criminal justice and corrections can be an eye-opening experience for some students. It’s often a world very different from their own—and for Blaire Viehweg, it was one in which she knew she could make an impact. “I studied criminal justice as an undergraduate and found my passion for positive programming… Read more »
“We’re peas and carrots,” Ingrid Ortega says, laughing. She’s talking about her fellow O’Neill Public Safety Management major Linhsey Trinh. Most who know the pair would certainly describe them as close friends—joined at the hip, even—and they don’t deny it. They try to schedule classes together and look for shifts to work together as… Read more »
In a year marked by a pandemic and increased social justice activism, the meaningful work of IUPUI researchers is more important than ever. That includes the efforts of the O’Neill School’s Jeremy Carter, whose research reaches into the criminal justice system. Carter’s work spans helping local police de1partments evaluate and improve their own practices… Read more »
Behind bars, those serving sentences may feel trapped in a world far different than the one they left behind. By design, prison is uncomfortable and unfamiliar to most. Yet it can also provide an opportunity for growth, especially from programs like the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop. IPWW is a 12-week creative writing program that serves… Read more »
ar Not long after 2020 began, COVID-19 began taking over headlines around the world. Cases of and deaths from COVID-19 were rising in the United States. Eric Grommon was following those headlines—but he also was watching something else. Grommon, an associate criminal justice professor at O’Neill IUPUI and the interim director of the Center… Read more »
