LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understanding and integrating SCANS competencies into their work experience. • Identifying and describing the basic theories of crime and criminal justice. • Understanding how federal, state and/or local criminal justice works and describing how a case develops within the structure of the agency in which the student is placed. • Understanding and applying research tools. • Communicating a basic knowledge of the fundamental principles of criminal law and procedure and how the law effects criminal justice operations in the following areas: o Law enforcement and/or o Courts (juvenile and adult) and/or o Corrections • Identifying and describing the various methods of measuring, counting crime and its distribution. • Identifying criminal justice problems and appropriate solutions. • Applying criminal justice theories and principles to crime related problems. • Finding and critically analyzing information about crime and criminal justice derived from case studies, texts, reports, and data sources. • Verbally communicating and writing solutions to various criminal justice problems in a clear and concise manner. • Making written and/or oral presentations of internship experiences or research findings. • Effectively using information technology to gather and disseminate information.

Qualifications for CJ Internship

Being academically qualified is one of the first steps in the Internship Process. This is very important since it will affect your ability to graduate. The academic qualifications are listed below:

• You must be a senior in your last 30 hours of study at the time you begin your internship. • You must have a minimum of 2.5 overall G.P.A. • General Education Program (GEP) requirements must be met to be on track to graduate. • C.J. core classes must be completed by the time your internship begins, with a grade C or better in each.

The core classes are as follows: o CJE 3001Carees in Criminal Justice o CCJ 3014 Crime in America o CCJ 3024 Criminal Justice Systems o CJE 4014 Police and Society o CJL 3510 Prosecution and Adjudication o CJC 3010 Corrections and Penology o CCJ 4678 Race, Ethnicity, Equity, and (In)justice o CCJ 4701 Research Methods in Criminal Justice

(CCJ 4701 Research Methods and CCJ 4746 Data Analysis cannot be taken together) o CCJ 4746 Data Analysis for Criminal Justice (PR: CCJ 4701) o CCJ 4054 Capstone: Criminal Justice Ethics

(Students must complete all other CORE classes before taking this course)

Note that the internship class is offered during spring, fall, and summer semesters, as long as all qualifications are being met. Any questions regarding these academic qualifications can be addressed to Dr. Cory Watkins. To verify your eligibility to complete an internship, please call the Criminal Justice front office at 407-823-2603.