Criminal Justice Studies Internship
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Communications Humanities Law and policy Social sciencesSkills
communication researchIn order to qualify as an appropriate placement for a student, the industry partner must be able to outline the duties/project for which the student is responsible. Such duties should include components of decision making and responsibility for specific tasks and should have direct relevance to the principal purposes of the organization. Mere opportunity to observe the activities of the agency, although having value, does not qualify as an appropriate internship experience.
Deliverables are dependent on the needs of the industry partner. Deliverables will include a final report.
Project Examples
2 cohorts of students are looking for internships:
- May 17 - Aug 15
- Aug 24 - Dec 10
In your request, please indicate your preference, if you have one.
Examples of potential duties projects include but are not limited to:
- Develop agency resources, such as social media campaigns. Information packages. Sourcing local credible online resources. Develop tip sheets or guidelines.
- Assisting with the development of an agency policy (e.g., volunteer policy), review & implementation of policy. For example for the Department of Justice and Regulation, and in Youth Justice.
- Research, literature reviews, data collection, data analysis, report writing, evaluation.
- Ongoing project with a startup caregiving company developing software for anonymous reporting of child sex offenders
- Problem solving human resource issues and developing surveys to scan court users for a neighborhood justice center
- Emergency planning and management. Collaborative justice sector responses to emergency crisis. Developing solutions for workplace knock on effects.
- Innocence project - research on behalf of the wrongfully convicted
- Supporting grass roots organizations in advocacy for sex workers
- Supporting grass roots organizations in advocacy for refugees
- Inside Out project - providing education support for people in custody
- Students are typically placed in core justice agencies - courts, police, corrections, juvenile justice, victim services.
- Projects for domestic and gendered violence agencies, exploring solutions for vulnerable populations.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope in an appropriate fit for the internship