The rise of extremist ideology has been a growing international concern. U.S. mass killings linked to extremism, for example, have spiked over the last decade.

As one of the fastest growing languages in the world, Chinese has made its mark on both classrooms and workplaces in the United States.

The Public Policy Center and the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) have entered a research partnership to analyze traffic enforcement patterns in Iowa City, following the Iowa City City Council's unanimous approval of the study on April 25.

Ethan Rogers, assistant research scientist in the Crime and Justice Policy Research Program, is teaming up with researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) to study important policy-relevant questions on violence, victimization, and well-being.

Mark Berg, professor and collegiate scholar in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, will serve as the interim director of the PPC, starting January 13, 2023.