At the end of the 2025 legislative session, the Connecticut General Assembly directed the University of Connecticut’s School of Public Policy (SPP) to examine two areas of veteran support: the Municipal Veterans Representative program and the state’s property tax exemptions for veterans.
For the Institute of Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP), SPP’s applied research division, the request is a chance to work in a new area…
The IMRP profiles staffer Jordan Oquendo who is among the School of Public Policy master’s candidates to receive their degree at Monday’s graduation ceremony. Jordan has been working with the IMRP since his enrollment, primarily with the Connecticut Sentencing Commission (CTSC).
A chance encounter with a fellow undergrad introduced Tommy Dowd to the 4+1 program. A course that sounded interested introduced him to the IMRP and a research opportunity that would lead to his current role as the program assistant for the Connecticut Sentencing Commission. Read on to see his MPP “Fast-Track” to his first professional role…
Students in IMRP Director Andrew Clark’s Intro to Public Policy course recently stepped beyond the classroom and into Connecticut’s Old State House to explore topics of democracy and voting access. The visits, held just blocks from UConn Hartford, included a tour of the historic site and a National Voter Registration Day roundtable co-hosted with the Connecticut Democracy Center. Students engaged panelists on issues ranging from compulsory voting in other democracies to recent changes in Connecticut expanding early voting and “no excuse” absentee ballots…
Publications Yale Law School Mental Health Justice Clinic (MHJC) and Connecticut Sentencing Commission Memorandum on Intellectual Disability & the Criminal Justice System: Screening and Diversion MHJC and the Commission reviewed best practices from other jurisdictions regarding screening and diversion of individuals with an intellectual disability who come into contact with the justice system. This research […]
Since 2012 the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy’s (IMRP) Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project (CTRP3) has been a national example of data analysis and intervention. This summer CTRP3 released the “Connecticut State Police Data Audit 2014-2021” which has received national attention. The audit reported on traffic stop infractions that have been submitted by the […]
At the end of 2022 thirteen Connecticut justice system stakeholders traveled to Norway for an International Justice Exchange Project. Stakeholders included members from the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) and School of Public Policy (SPP). This collaboration, known as “Reconstituting Hope: Learning from Norway” follows “Human Dignity: Learning From Baden-Württemberg.” The Norway team began […]
The Connecting Through Literacy: Incarcerated Parents, Their Children, and Caregivers (CLICC) Mentoring for Children with Incarcerated Parents program released a Program Evaluation Report earlier this month. CLICC, also known as the “Connecting Through Literacy: Incarcerated Parents, Their Children, and Caregivers”, is a Connecticut-based non-profit. The program utilizes mentorship and literacy to strengthen relationships between children […]
During the 2023 Legislative Session the Connecticut Sentencing Commission developed and submitted four legislative proposals for consideration by the General Assembly. Located within the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP), the Commission has been conducting criminal justice policy research since 2011. Below are this year’s proposals with their statement’s of purpose. More information to […]
In February of 2021, Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) Associate Director Ken Barone testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit “Examining Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement.” As project manager of the State of Connecticut’s Racial Profiling Prohibition Project (CTRP3), his testimony focused on […]