CoPP in the news

ASU student creates social media reader to monitor troubling language (KJZZ)
Jordan Bates, a graduate student in ASU’s Center for Policy Informatics, has come up with one way to begin identifying language that could be a cause for concern.

Arizona farmers take hit to stave off water crisis (AZ Central)
Dave White, associate professor in the School of Community Resources & Development, says that the future of water policy solutions will rely on collaboration. 

Patrick McNamara's best of 2014 (Arizona Daily Star)
Two stories that include insights from Hank Fradella, professor and associate director, and Scott Decker, Foundation Professor in the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice were among the top nine most important or interesting stories by Star reporter Patrick McNamara. 

ASU prof explains gray area of law in recent police shootings (3TV)
Hank Fradella, professor and associate director in the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, says the gray area in recent cases that are grabbing national headlines centers on resisting arrest.

Why 20 year drop in crime is more impressive than it seems (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor interviewed foundation professor Scott Decker about the decrease and other trends that impact crime, including a drop in the US prison population and growth in the age group attributed for a significant amount of crime--young adults.

ASU's Day of Service Aids Downtown Phoenix (Downtown Phoenix Journal
Students serve their community at Day of Service in downtown Phoenix, an annual event organized by the College of Public Programs.

Glass economics: Chihuly exhibit pumps $22 million into Phoenix (Phoenix Business Journal)
A study done by a group of doctoral students in the School of Community Resources & Development examined the economic impact of the Chihuly in the Garden exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden. 

ASU students become Public Allies to give back to community, develop leadership skills (The State Press)
43 Public Allies work with nonprofit organizations throughout the Phoenix area. The program is run by the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation. 

Undergraduate Student Government Downtown helps students learn new skills through internship program (The State Press)
Public service and public policy students Thomas Prior and Eduardo Alonso, and criminology and criminal justice student Melissa Alvarez are working as interns for the USGD on the Downtown campus. 

Sex trafficking: what nurses need to know (Arizona State Board of Nursing Regulatory Journal)
An article based on research by Dominique Roe-Sepowitz in the School of Social Work, was published in the semi-annual AZBN Regulatory Journal.