By Nikki Livingston Click here to read the full story The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs provides opportunities for students from across Indiana University Indianapolis to gain real-world experience while making a difference. One of those experiences involves working as student research assistants at the IU Public Policy Institute where students help improve… Read more »
Monroe County, Indiana, has been at the forefront of justice system change when it comes to piloting new programs in the state. “We were one of the first to do drug treatment courts, we were one of the first few mental health courts, we were one of the pilot counties for pretrial release program,” recalls… Read more »
As debates nationwide focus on police reform and issues of equity, a new report from the Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy at the IU Public Policy Institute examines equity in school policing within Indiana’s largest school district. The latest report is a follow-up from a study in 2015. That’s when Indianapolis Public… Read more »
Written by: Miriam Northcutt Bohmert & Leslie Wells The Center for Health and Justice Research at the IU Public Policy recently released its latest project, focusing on probation revocations in Monroe County, Indiana. O’Neill Associate Professor Eric Grommon and IU Associate Professor Miriam Northcutt Bohmert worked with George Mason University’s Evan Lowder to examine… Read more »
Read the 2021 PIT Count policy brief at this link For more than a decade, the IU Public Policy Institute and the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention have worked with local organizations to conduct Marion County’s annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count. The PIT Count provides a critical glimpse into Indianapolis’ homeless community and serves as… Read more »
