Natalie Kroovand Hipple

Natalie Kroovand Hipple

Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Department Chair, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Education

  • Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
  • M.A., Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
  • B.A., Sociology, Wake Forest University

About Natalie Kroovand Hipple

Dr. Hipple studies the collaborative methods used by police departments to identify and reduce crime and disorder especially as they relate to gun violence. Her other research interests include incident reviews, higher education policing, homelessness, and evaluation of criminal justice programs. For the last 20 years, she has worked extensively with a variety of law enforcement agencies in Indiana, the mid-west, and across the United States. Dr. Hipple writes and speaks about nonfatal shootings regularly, focusing on making her work available to practitioners.

Journal Articles

Police Responses to People Experiencing Homelessness
Police Responses to People Experiencing Homelessness

Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Kayla Allison, Kaitlyn Campbell, Mitchell A. Farrell
October 5, 2024

Unintentional Nonfatal Shootings
Unintentional Nonfatal Shootings

Anne E. Reynolds, Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Heidi Hancher-Rauch, Elizabeth Moore
2022

The Case for Studying Criminal Nonfatal Shootings: Evidence from Four Midwest Cities
The Case for Studying Criminal Nonfatal Shootings: Evidence from Four Midwest Cities

Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Beth M. Huebner, Theodore S. Lentz, Edmund F. McGarrell, Mallory O'Brien
2020

Awards & Honors

(2014) Smart Policing Initiative Subject Matter Expert. The Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) is a collaborative consortium composed of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, CNA, and over thirty law enforcement agencies that are testing solutions to serious crime problems in their jurisdictions.

External grants

National Institute of Justice "NIJ Evaluation of the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Program" (#2016-BJ-BX-K069) $789,552 (Jessica Saunders, Co-PI)

National Institute of Justice "Sentinel Events: A Sustainable Model for System Change" (#2015-R2-CX-K041) $724,294 (Edmund F. McGarrell, Mallory O’Brien, Co-PIs)

Bureau of Justice Assistance "Project Safe Neighborhoods 2014- Indiana Southern District Category 2" (2014-H2634-IN-GP ) $58,663 (sub-award through Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department)

National Institute of Justice "A Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence" (continuation) $251,409 (Beth Huebner, Edmund F. McGarrell, Mallory O’Brien, Co-PIs)

National Institute of Justice "A Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence" (#2013-R2-CX-0015) $249,957 (Edmund F. McGarrell, Mallory O’Brien, Co-PIs)