- Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
- M.A., Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
- B.A., Sociology, Wake Forest University
Natalie Kroovand Hipple
Department Chair, Criminal Justice
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
- nkroovan@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2759
- Sycamore Hall 344
- Office Hours
Education
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.
Books
The New Criminal Justice: American Communities and the Changing World of Criminal Justice
John Klofas, Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Edmund McGarrell
2010
Journal articles
Attributing Responsibility When Police Officers are Killed in the Line of Duty: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Local Print News Media Frames
Jeff Gruenewald, Natalie Kroovand Hipple
2021
What Does Success Look Like? Lessons from the Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) Program
Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Jessica Saunders, Kayla Allison, Jessica Peterson
2020
Estimating the Impact of Research Practitioner Partnerships on Evidence-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) Program
Jessica Saunders, Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Kayla Allison, Jessica Peterson
2020
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
Comparing Violent and Non-Violent Gang Incidents: An Exploration of Gang-Related Police Incident Reports
Dena Carson, Natalie Kroovand Hipple
2020
Understanding Victim Cooperation in Cases of Nonfatal Gun Assaults
Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Kristina J. Thompson, Beth M. Huebner
2019
Lest We Forget: A Historical Analysis of Police Line of Duty Deaths in Indianapolis
Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Jeff Gruenewald, John Gonsler, D. Jackson Sargent
2019
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)
The College of Arts