CRJ 932 - Internship

1. Examine future career aspirations
   1. Identify internship goal agency
   2. Obtain internship goal
2. Demonstrate record-keeping skills expected of an intern
   1. Report a log of significant activities at the internship
   2. Explain importance of professional demeanor and expectations at the agency
   3. Describe what it is like to work on a day-to-day basis in a position in a particular type of criminal justice-related agency (e.g., law enforcement, corrections, courts, juvenile justice, human services, or private entity)
3. Formulate a review of the agency internship
   1. Recall the agency’s history, strengths, weaknesses, and challenges
   2. List your role or duties as an intern in the agency
4. Discuss the role of your agency within the criminal justice system
   1. Trace current trends within the agency’s area within the criminal justice system
   2. Project future challenges within the agency’s area within the criminal justice system
5. Appraise the internship experience from an academic standpoint
   1. Articulate how criminal justice college courses relate to the internship experience
   2. Integrate general college courses to the internship experience
6. Assess the impact of the internship from a personal growth standpoint
   1. Illustrate how career-related information gained from the internship experience changed or confirmed future academic and career plans
   2. Express how knowledge gained from the internship experience will be used in other areas of life (e.g., social, job, classes, community service)