New data from the IU Public Policy Institute’s Center for Health and Justice Research shows a drop in the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Marion County. Despite the decline, opioids were still present in 78 percent of the county’s 361 overdose deaths in 2018. That same year, the number involving fentanyl, a synthetic… Read more »
Faculty
CHJR Director Brad Ray earns award for translating research into practice
Brad Ray has devoted his career to better understanding issues involving substance use, mental health, and the criminal justice system. As the director of the Center for Health and Justice Research at the IU Public Policy Institute, he spends most of his time building partnerships to ensure his research impacts the community. “I can say… Read more »
Students, faculty honored at 2019 O’Neill Awards luncheon
Congratulations to award recipients from the annual O’Neill Awards luncheon. The celebration honors the school’s top students in criminal justice and public affairs, alongside several faculty members.
O’Neill’s Dena Carson honored for work on youth gangs
For nearly a decade, O’Neill assistant professor Dena Carson has dedicated her research career to examining youth gangs. Her commitment to the field was recently recognized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Carson received the group’s Tory J. Caeti Memorial Award, honoring the next generation of… Read more »
O’Neill School launches Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Lab
We are proud to announce and introduce you to an exciting new research partnership between the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts: the Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (AEI) Lab. Setting the Stage: The AEI Lab’s mission centers on better understanding the role of arts and culture… Read more »