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Criminal Justice Internships, Eighth Edition: Theory Into Practice
Criminal Justice Internships: Theory Into Practice guides the student, instructor, and internship site supervisor through the entire internship process, offering advice and information for use at the internship site as well as pre-planning and assessment activities. With more and more students engaging in internships as a means of enhancing their credentials, the internship has become a defining educational moment. Students learn basics such as choosing an internship site at either a public agency or a private firm, rsum writing techniques, effective use of social networks, interviewing skills, and the importance of setting and developing goals and assessing progress. It also serves as a reference tool for professors and supervisory personnel who assist and supervise the student during the experience. - Addresses the needs of students, administrators, and criminal justice internship supervisors in one resource. - Chapters end with practical exercises, such as: preparing for your internship thinking about your internship placement planning your internship your role as an intern political, economic, and legal factors at your site assessing your internship. - Covers online presence concerns to help students succeed in the age of social media, including protecting one's reputation and using LinkedIn effectively. - Includes sample rsums and cover letters. - Maintains an important focus on ethics in the workplace through all phases of the internship experience. - Outstanding suite of ancillaries, including links to internship sites, Ethics-in-Practice Scenarios and Forms and Resources for students, and Instructor's Notes, Sample Syllabi, midterm questions, links to internship sites, and PowerPoint Lecture slides for instructors.