CRJ 932 - Internship

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 12
Course Type: Open

Involves 150 hours of active internship for students in an agency other than the one in which they may be employed. Synthesis paper required.
(This course is Pass/Fail.)
Prerequisite: Criminal History Background Check to determine eligibility
Competencies

Evaluate the justice/law system and the society of which it is a part
1. Weigh the effects of the justice/law system on society
2. Assess the control of society on the justice/law system
Keep a log of significant activities
Evaluate the internship
1. Determine the agency’s strengths and weaknesses
2. Criticize the agency’s performance
Evaluate their education to date
1. Determine the strengths and weaknesses of criminal justice courses
2. Determine the strengths and weaknesses of the core curriculum
Keep commitments in a work environment
1. Meet time commitments
2. Function appropriately for conditions
Discuss the historical development of the criminal justice system
1. Trace major trends in the rise of the criminal justice system
2. Project future trends in criminal justice