Welcome Assistant Professor Dr. Rachel Bowman!

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Rachel Bowman to the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice! She will teach CJUS-K300 Techniques of Data Analysis in the fall.

Dr. Bowman's research focuses on prosecution, court actor decision-making, extralegal disparities in pretrial outcomes, and criminal legal reform.

Dr. Bowman holds a B.S. in Psychology from Eastern Mennonite University, a M.S. in Justice, Law and Criminology from American University, and a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Arizona State University. Her work has been published in various criminal justice and sociolegal journals, including Law & Society Review, Criminal Justice and Behavior, and Criminal Justice Policy Review.

Dr. Bowman's Faculty Page

2024-2025 Annual CCJ Newsletter

Hello alumni and friends,

I am excited to share with you the 2024-2025 issue of the Indiana University Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice end-of-year newsletter. We started the academic year by changing our name and are ending with the retirement of one of our most beloved professors, Dr. Bill Head. The renovations to Sycamore Hall should be complete before the Fall semester begins and as a part of this return to Sycamore Hall, Dr. Adam Ghazi-Tehrani’s cybercrime research lab will be up and running in the department.

We would love to hear about your whereabouts and accomplishments since graduating and include you in our Class Notes. Please send us your updates so we can share them with other alumni in future newsletters. Please send them to crimjust@iu.edu and be sure to include your name, graduation year, and degree.

We hope to hear from you soon!

From Sycamore Hall in Bloomington,

Natalie Hipple

Professor and Chair

Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice

2024-2025 CJUS Newsletter

Dr. Natalie Hipple forms partnership with IUPD

The Indiana University Police Department has formed a strategic faculty partnership agreement with Natalie Hipple, professor and chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington, to strengthen its service to the IU community.

Maintaining a formal partnership with a dedicated faculty member supports the IUPD’s goals to institutionalize evidence-based practices, improve transparency, and foster a collaborative environment between the university and the police department.

“The IUPD is committed to data-driven policies and practices, transparency, and continuous improvement in the quality of our service to the university’s students, faculty and staff,” said Benjamin Hunter, IU associate vice president and superintendent for public safety. “The IUPD has benefited from professor Natalie Hipple’s expertise for many years, and we’re thrilled to formalize our partnership and continue collaborating with a shared vision of evidence-based campus policing.”

As the first strategic faculty partner with the IUPD, Hipple will serve as an operational liaison between the department and the university’s academic community. She will also provide policy recommendations and support data analysis, collection and reporting.

 

Dr. Hipple's Faculty Page