Capstone Internship Program
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The 老澳门资料 Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice offers one of the largest and most extensive Criminal Justice internship placement programs in the United States. With active placement agreements involving over 60 organizations in both the governmental and non-profit sectors, 老澳门资料 Criminal Justice students gain hands-on experience in organizations as diverse as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals, Florida Department of Children and Families, Operation New Hope, Daniel Memorial Inc., the City of Jacksonville Mayor's Office, and many others. The CCJ Capstone Internship Program involves 6 credit hours undertaken by graduating seniors in the Pre-internship and Internship courses. During the Pre-internship course, students explore and research the missions, academic research, and specific opportunities relevant to their career area. During the Internship field placement, students intern at various criminal justice related organizations to gain real world experience and to share their experiences with their fellow classmates. In sum, in CCJ, we empower students to take the first steps of their career journey and to make informed decisions about their career choices.
"The hands on experience is the best part of the whole course, since you get to go beyond just reading about theories and concepts, and actually get to apply them in real world situations."-Meghan Hull, 老澳门资料 Criminal Justice alumna.
The agency placement list below includes the names of our partner agencies and the tasks in which students are involved.
The Criminal Justice Internship is composed of Pre-internship Seminar (CCJ 4939) and Internship in Criminal Justice (CCJ 4940). Both of these courses are required for non-service majors; students must obtain permission from Professor Michael Kilbane or Professor John Dean, the Internship Coordinators, to register for the courses. The pre-internship is to be taken the semester immediately prior to interning.
Internship Frequently Asked Questions
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Do I have to do an internship?
Yes. The Criminal Justice Internship is required for the Criminal Justice major. However, if you are working in a professional position at a criminal justice agency, you may be considered to be in-service so the respective course requirement may be waived. You must make an appointment with Professor Dean, the Internship Coordinator. Please plan to see Professor Dean early in the semester.
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How do I register for the internship?
The Criminal Justice Pre-internship (CCJ 4939) and the Criminal Justice Internship (CCJ 4940) require permission in order to register. You must complete an application form and attach either a current degree evaluation or an unofficial copy of your transcript. Once this has been completed, you can meet with Professor Dean (Internship Coordinator) during designated times and dates specifically for these meetings. Be on the lookout for guideline details and meeting dates in your email and on Canvas from Dr. Eichelberger, the CCJ advisor. This information is critical; be sure to double check your spam folder. For permission to register for the internship (CCJ 4940), you must submit the student placement form and the acknowledgment form. These will be made available during the Pre-internship course on Canvas.
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When should I intern?
You should intern during your last semester in school, if you have not chosen the F.I.T. (Federal Internship Program.) If you have a compelling reason to intern prior to your last semester, discuss it with the Internship Coordinators.
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Can I register during advanced term registration?
You must complete an pre-internship application, attach a degree evaluation or unofficial transcript and meet with one of the Internship Coordinator prior to registration.
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Are there any pre-requisites?
Yes. You must pass all of the core courses before you can intern in Criminal Justice.
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So, can I take any core courses while I'm interning?
No. You must pass the core courses before you can intern unless you have chosen the F.I.T. program.
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How do I obtain my placement?
You will research the agencies to learn what they do and then participate in an interview with an agency representative. You will determine which internship agency is the right fit for your career goals. This placement will be determined during your pre-internship class.
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How do I know what agencies to research?
We have an extensive agency placement list. You will receive the opportunity to review the list with direct contact information during pre-internship. We also have an abbreviated version of the agency placement list online in the next tab. It lists the names of the agencies and some of the activities in which interns may participate. -
Do I have to intern at an agency on the Agency Placement List?
No, professional relationships and agreements have been established with the listed agencies. However, if you have a compelling reason to intern at an agency that is not on the list, you may discuss it with the Internship Coordinator.
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Are there any paid placements?
Rarely, agencies may have a stipend but most internships are unpaid.
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How many hours do I have to complete in the internship/practicum?
Criminal Justice Internship = 140 hours (this will be contingent upon the agencies requirements.)
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How many days per week do I have to intern?
It depends on the hours required per agency.
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I work. Are there internship placements that have flexible hours?
Yes, many agencies that allow interns to work evenings and weekends.
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Can I intern at the place where I work?
This situation is handled on an individual basis.
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Do I have to be at my agency all day, or can I work at the agency a few hours everyday?
Most agencies will want you to be on site for a full shift, however long that happens to be; in doing so, your experience will be much more meaningful. However, shift duration needs to be discussed between the intern and the agency.
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Can I work all week for 4-5 weeks and complete my internship quickly?
No. We have structured class meetings and discussions throughout the semester; therefore, you must attend the classes.
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Can I intern in in a city other than Jacksonville?
Yes, but it takes a little more work and time to obtain the placement.
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I have classes to take during the semester I will intern - what should I do?
Interns should attempt to schedule all classes for the same days of the week so they will be available to intern on non-class days.
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Are there any other special considerations that I need to know?
Yes. If you are interested in completing a criminal justice internship with a federally sworn law enforcement agency, you must make an appointment during your junior year for consideration.
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What kinds of issues are involved in a background screening?
Most criminal justice agencies involving children will require a record of your criminal history. It is a complete arrest record. If you have been arrested for anything at anytime, it will appear on your criminal history. If you had charges dropped or a record expunged, the arrest will still appear on your criminal history. It is to your benefit to obtain any official court documents to show the outcome of the arrest. If you have had serious felony arrests, sale and distribution of drugs arrests, domestic violence arrests, and repeated alcohol related arrests, you may be disqualified from some agencies, regardless of the outcome. Most agencies will also conduct a background check of your driving and financial history.
Internship Agency Placement List
Animal Care & Protective Services
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks to be determined at time of internship
Betty Griffin House
Activities in which students participate:
- respond to domestic violence hot line calls
- participate in intake and case management services for victims
- conduct education programs for victims and perpetrators
CES
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks to be determined at time of internship
daniel, Memorial, Inc.
Delinquency Programs
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise court ordered juvenile delinquents
- monitor school performance, curfew, and any treatment-related sanctions
- monitor youth in residential commitment program
Elementary School Programs
Activities in which students participate:
- work in elementary schools
- supervise "intensive intervention" (high risk) kids
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Community Based Care
Activities in which students participate:
- work with foster care children
- monitor foster care placements
- monitor family progress for reunification
Don't Miss A Beat, Inc
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks to be determined at time of internship
Florida Department of Children & Families
Activities in which students participate:
- investigate child abuse
- make recommendations on whether or not to remove a child from a home
- may work independently on follow-up
Florida Department of Corrections
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise adults on probation
- verify employment; monitor for any drug use
- contact person will assign students to an office based on geographic location
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Duval County
Activities in which students participate:
- provide community control supervision to delinquent juveniles
- monitor progress of delinquents in commitment programs
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Clay County
Activities in which students participate:
- provide community control supervision to delinquent juveniles
- monitor progress of delinquents in commitment programs
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
St. John's County
Activities in which students participate:
- provide community control supervision to delinquent juveniles
- monitor progress of delinquents in commitment programs
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in investigating alcohol and tobacco cases
- participate in background investigative research
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement
Activities in which students participate:
- enforce boating, fishing, and wildlife laws
- investigate marine and freshwater crimes
- monitor boater and inland wildlife compliance
Florida Highway Patrol
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks to be determined at time of internship
Girl Matters
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks are determined at time of internship
Guardian Ad Litem
4th Judicial Circuit
Activities in which students participate:
- serve as advocate for children in court
- provide case management services for the family
- work in dependency, juvenile, and/or criminal court
Hardesty Tyde Green & Ashton, P.A.
Activities in which students participate:
- research and compile information
- learn legal research
Homeland Security Investigations
The HSI internship is fluid in nature and duties/responsibilities change on a daily basis. Typically, an intern will shadow an agent during the course of their investigation during an activity deemed of interest. This may include, but not be limited to, conducting surveillance, serving search/arrest warrants, attending court hearings, conducting interviews, and serving subpoenas.
- 1-2 internship positions per semester (Fall, Spring and Summer).
- Send an email indicating your interest and what semester you are interested in completing your internship.
- Attach a copy of your resume and unofficial transcripts in the email.
- Due to completing a required background check, apply as early as possible during the 老澳门资料 pre-internship class.
- We will schedule all the interviews within a 2-week period and make selections shortly thereafter.
- Please email the requested information to: Special Agent Mike Johnson at Mike.P.Johnson@ice.dhs.gov, Special Agent Gary Chwast at Gary.M.Chwast@ice.dhs.gov, and Special Agent Nathan Smith @ Nathan.W.Smith@ice.dhs.gov .
Hubbard House
Activities in which students participate:
- respond to domestic violence hot line calls
- participate in intake and case management services for victims
- conduct education programs for victims and perpetrators
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
Activities in which students participate:
- agency will inform student at time of interview
Jacksonville Beach Police Department
Activities in which students participate:
- rotate through all divisions
Jacksonville Children's Commission
Division of Training Programs
Activities in which students participate:
- perform developmental screenings on pre-school children
- make referrals for developmental delayed children
- monitor child's progress
- research and evaluation
- evaluate after school programs outcomes and enhanced school based mental health programs
- conduct literature reviews, collect data, and evaluate outcomes
AMI (Marine Institutes)
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise male and female juvenile delinquents in an alternative school setting
- participate in marine biology projects, including diving and fishing teams
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Jacksonville Re-Entry Center (JREC)
Activities in which the students participate:
- tasks are determined at time of internship
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Sworn Law Enforcement
Activities in which students participate:
- rotate through all divisions: patrol, detectives, corrections, community affairs, communications
- shadow with evidence technicians, air unit, and/or marine unit
Planning
Activities in which students participate:
- must be skilled computer user
- research criminal activity
- create summary findings
Jacksonville Youth Center
Activities in which students participate:
- provide case management of juveniles with extensive criminal histories
- monitor juvenile's progress
- assist juveniles in implementing personal goals
Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary
Activities in which students participate:
- residential program for foster care/delinquency adolescent boys
- assist to develop life skills, social manners, employability skills, recreation activities; etc.
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation
Activities in which students participate:
- work with at-risk youth in partnership with other youth agencies
- conduct group activities in youth leadership and team work
- can participate in the tennis education program, if interested
Medical Examiner's Office
Duval County
Activities in which students participate:
- examine forensic evidence at death scenes
- participate in autopsies
- conduct funeral home inspections
St. Johns County
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks are determined at time of internship
Micah's Place
Activities in which students participate:
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
- participate in filing injunctions for protection in court
- conduct educational and outreach programs
Mulholland Investigation and Security Consulting
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in insurance fraud, worker's compensation, investigations, loss prevention and ect.
- do background checks and verification
- must be seriously considering private investigations as a career
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NAS Jacksonville and Mayport
Activities in which students participate:
- investigate criminal activities on Naval bases or cases involving U.S. Navy personnel
- participate in surveillance
- participate in force protection activities
PACE Center for Girls
Activities in which students participate:
- assist teachers in working with at-risk juvenile girls
- participate in case management
- tutor and conduct individual reading sessions
Phillips & Hunt
Activities in which students participate:
- research
- current social issues
- serve the underserved
send CV to criminal@floridajustice.com
Public Defender's Office
Duval County/ Clay County/ Nassau County
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in defense investigations
- interview defendants
- participate in site investigations
Quigley House
Activities in which students participate:
- respond to domestic violence hot line calls
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
- conduct education and outreach programs
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in a three hour orientation
- rotate through all divisions
State Attorney's Office Domestic Violence Advocacy
Activities in which students participate:
- provide victim advocacy in child abuse and domestic violence cases
- participate in investigations
- attend court with victims
Target Store Assets Protection
Activities in which students participate:
- learn aspects of store operation during the initial 5 weeks
- 40 intern hours per week for 10 weeks
- investigations of internal and external theft
- ensure the safety of customers and store employees
Tassone, Dreicer, & Hill
Activities in which students participate:
- Updating case files, pleading indexes, and filing documents
- Scheduling court hearings on the master calendar and informing clients about upcoming hearings
- Answering phones, transferring to correct attorneys, and making outgoing calls
- Handling all intakes for family law and criminal law
- Replenishing new client packets, expungement/sealing packets, and all other template updates needed
- Traveling to the State Attorney's Office, Courthouse, or other law offices retrieving records and discovery
- Assisting with trial prep, discovery notebooks, and indexes pertaining to trials/depos/mediations, etc.
- Opportunities to sit in on trials, hearings, intakes, and meetings for and with clients
- All other job duties asked by the Attorneys or staff of Tassone, Dreicer & Hill Law Firm
Requirements:
- Must be able to work approximately 10 hours or more per week
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be willing to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Have to provide a cover letter, resume, and a school/work schedule if applicable to:
- chris@tassonelaw.com or mail to 1833 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207 ATTN: Chris Fillion
- In the schedules provided, please specify days, times, and hours you would be interested in interning
- Looking for a responsible, RELIABLE, hard-working intern who is eager to learn more about family and criminal law
Duval CountyTeen Court Program
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks are determined at time of internship
U. S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- work with federal attorneys and paralegals
- shadow in federal court
- conduct some legal background research
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in investigation of firearms, bombing and arson crimes
- participate in surveillance activities
- conduct background investigation research
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks are determined at time of internship
U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Activities in which students participate:
- tasks are determined at time of internship
U.S. Marshal's Service
Activities in which students participate:
- provide security for federal court
- assist in federal criminal investigations
- participate in transporting federal prisoners
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Pretrial Services
Middle District of Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- conduct pre-trial investigations for federal offenders
- conduct background investigations using NCIC
- attend federal court and hearings
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Probation Office
Middle District of Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise federal offenders on probation
- may do some pre-sentencing investigations
- conduct collateral background checks on federal offenders
- 20 intern hours per week required
Women's Center of Jacksonville
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in long term case coordination for rape recovery
- participate in education and support programs for HIV/AIDS victims
- participate in community education and outreach programs