Mission Statement
Purpose
The
internship program is an integral component and extension
of the academic offerings of the School
of Criminal Justice. It is designed to enhance the student's
total academic experience through a planned program of observation,
study, and participation in a selected criminal justice agency.
It is viewed as a capstone to the student's academic experience.
A primary purpose of such a program is to broaden the educational
experience of juniors, seniors and graduate students by giving
them an opportunity to work with practitioners in the field.
Interns
in the Masters
in Criminal Justice program on the internet will
be encouraged to utilize the internship couse to enhance individual
professional development.
Goals
- To
provide an opportunity to apply and evaluate academic experience
in a professional field setting.
- To
provide an opportunity to explore possible career choices.
- To
provide an opportunity for gaining useful criminal justice
experience, thus improving employment potential upon graduation.
- To
support and be closely related to classroom-based criminal
justice courses.
- To
provide a link between the academic and operation criminal
justice communities for the purpose of improving knowledge
and delivery of criminal justice services.
For
additional information and an application form to take this
course, visit http://www.cj.msu.edu/~career/cjipp.html.
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