Department of Sociology and Criminology
City of Cleveland and 17cÍøÒ³°æ Launch Initiative to Strengthen Police-Community Trust
17cÍøÒ³°æ and the City of Cleveland have launched a new research and training initiative aimed at strengthening trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and city residents. The project is supported by a $20,000 grant from 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Community Engaged Research Institute.
Healing With One Stanza at a Time
In a front porch conversation during the height of COVID-19, two 17cÍøÒ³°æ professors realized they had something in common beyond their neighborhood proximity: both were turning to poetry to cope with unprecedented stress and uncertainty. Clare Stacey, Ph.D., a professor in Kent St…
From Loss to Legacy
For Adedayo Adeagbo, a Ph.D. candidate in medical sociology at 17cÍøÒ³°æ, working with older adults isn't just a research interest -- it's a promise she made to the grandmother she couldn't save.She says she can still see the bruises. Even years later, even thousands of miles away from w…
Bridging Generations
In an era where social media connections replace face-to-face interactions and political divisions seem insurmountable, one 17cÍøÒ³°æ professor has found an antidote: bringing college students and older adults together through simple, meaningful human connection. For over six …
Where the Classroom Meets the Field
By day, Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D., is a professor in 17cÍøÒ³°æ's Department of Sociology and Criminology, teaching courses on criminal justice, researching police officer performance and mentoring students on their path to careers in sociology, law enforcement and public safety. On weekends and evenings…
Beyond the Textbook: When Prison Comes to the Classroom
On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a 17cÍøÒ³°æ classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center (NERC) in downtown Cleveland. And for the next couple hours, they'll share the…
Flash Focus: Liberty Prosser
Meet Liberty Prosser, a graduate student furthering her studies in criminology and criminal justice after having graduated from 17cÍøÒ³°æ in 2025, with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees – one in sociology with a concentration in social problems, deviance and crime, and another degree in criminology and justice studies with a minor in forensic anthropology.
Mission: Graduation Surprise
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 17cÍøÒ³°æ this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.
‘This Is an Aspect of Wanting to Share Black History in a Way That Is Hopeful’
Accomplished sociologist, TV host, podcaster, author 17cÍøÒ³°æ alumna Bertice Berry, Ph.D.,used her alma mater as a familiar setting for her book "BlackWorld," which explores a "unique corner of heaven" where the living can visit with and learn from the deceased. She also some of her memories of 17cÍøÒ³°æ and personal insights into the university's place in history.
