CJCR 4930 - Internship in Criminal Justice/Criminology

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102, CJCR 1100, CJCR 2400, CJCR 3100, CJCR 3200, Senior status and permission of the instructor
This course ensures students have practical exposure to the criminal justice field through supervised work experience in a discipline-related agency. Criminal justice internships include but are not limited to federal, state, and local agencies. For example, students may intern with the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms), or with a local district attorney’s office, sheriff’s department, or probation office. Students may also elect to do an internship at a private agency that is related to criminal justice, such as a halfway house. The students will identify an internship with a criminal justice agency. The student must then informally notify the professor of his or her selection. The professor will then informally approve the request pending receipt of a formal application after the student has registered for the course. The professor will write a memorandum of understanding for both the agency’s approval and GGC’s endorsement. All course materials are available on desire2learn (D2L), including the formal application and progress reports, mid-semester evaluations, and instructions for the portfolio.