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Tagged: sociology

NIU’s Fred Markowitz wins Fulbright award to Finland

Sociologist will study links between incarceration, mental health services

  • January 15, 2020
The largest U.S. treatment setting for people with serious mental illness isn’t the country’s network of hospitals, as you might expect. Rather, it’s the prison and jail system, according to…

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Study: Trump’s comments helped sustain ‘Take a Knee’ movement

NIU researchers analyzed NFL protests week by week over two years

  • August 30, 2018
DeKalb, Ill. – A new study out of Northern Illinois University appears to confirm what some likely suspected—that the “Take a Knee” movement in the NFL was galvanized by its…

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Greetings from FLA

Huskies on alternative spring break travel to Pensacola for sun, service and career advice

  • March 17, 2016
  Many students long to spend spring break on the beach, basking in the warmth of the sun. Others like to work on service projects. And some want to get…

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The world is my classroom

Sociology major chronicles study abroad experience in Bali

  • February 3, 2016
Just how awesome are NIU Study Abroad programs? Well, check out the accompanying photos and video captured by NIU sociology major Brandon Woodhouse while he studied art and music abroad…

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Speak Your Mind

What will be the big stories of 2016?

  • January 12, 2016
After all of the media reflection on 2015, the NIU Newsroom decided to turn its attention to the future. In the accompanying Speak Your Mind video, we ask three NIU…

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Viral accountability

NIU expert: Video, the Internet causing ‘sea change’ in U.S. law enforcement

  • December 11, 2015
Northern Illinois University sociologist Kirk Miller sums up the crisis facing American law enforcement today in just two words: viral accountability. “What I describe as viral accountability in law enforcement…

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Photo of a police squad car

Camera’s Eye

Police should wear body cameras to improve trust, accountability, NIU sociologist contends

  • July 29, 2015
Begin typing “Sandra Bland” into a Google search window, and the correct suggestion pops up as soon as the first “a” is keyed. The former Naperville woman became the latest…

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How police view mental illness, military veteran status

Study led by NIU sociologist surveys officers on hypothetical domestic violence situations

  • May 20, 2015
When responding to domestic violence situations, police officers generally are sympathetic to military veterans with symptoms of mental illness, and many would prefer to bring them to hospitals for psychiatric…

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Hollywood red carpet

Watching the Red Carpet

Why do we normal people care when celebrities celebrate each other?

  • February 11, 2015
With the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Grammys already come and gone, the granddaddy of the red carpet season arrives Sunday, Feb. 22. Yes, Toto, it’s…

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