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 »
Criminal Justice
Grant to help study impact of COVID-19 on jail populations
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 »
The spark that turned into an Olympic flame
It’s been one year since Scott Teal (MPA’96, BSPA’90) traveled 7,300 miles and a world away from his home in Central Indiana. At the time, he stood in a desert in the United Arab Emirates, holding the torch for the Special Olympics World Games. And there was nowhere else he’d rather be. “It was… Read more »
New research finds more domestic violence calls, fewer traffic stops in COVID-19 era
When the COVID-19 crisis reached Indiana, closures, stay-at-home orders, and health information began flooding into inboxes around the state. Amid the pandemic, the faculty at the O’Neill School at IUPUI began making their own changes. Many looked at their research agendas to determine how they could also respond to the ongoing pandemic. As… Read more »
Top 100: Honoring three exceptional O’Neill students
The spring semester looks much different now than it has in years past. Classrooms that once hosted engaging discussions now sit empty—the conversations have been moved online in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic. Yet while most students may no longer be on campus, their hard work continues. IUPUI is recognizing some of those students… Read more »