ABSTRACT

Criminal Justice Internships: Theory Into Practice, Tenth Edition, 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 increasingly more programs offering or requiring internships, the need for guidance is answered by McBride's counsel, offering students a means of enhancing their credentials and gaining a foothold in a competitive job market.

Divided into four sections―Pre-internship Considerations, Professional Concerns, The Role of the Organization, and Assessment and Career Planning―this book offers resources to enrich the student's experience and lay the foundation for future professional success. Students learn basics such as choosing an internship site at either a public agency or a private firm, résumé-writing techniques, effective use of social networks, interviewing skills, and the importance of setting and developing goals and assessing progress.

The book serves as a reference tool for professors and supervisory personnel who assist and supervise students during their internships. Suitable for all Criminal Justice, Justice Studies, Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Investigations, and Pre-law undergraduate programs, Criminal Justice Internships is also useful in Social Sciences programs with a service-learning component.

part I|52 pages

Pre-internship Considerations

chapter Chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction to Internships

chapter Chapter 3|31 pages

The Placement Process

part II|65 pages

Professional Concerns

chapter Chapter 4|12 pages

Setting Goals and Identifying Educational Objectives

chapter Chapter 5|12 pages

Your Role as an Intern

chapter Chapter 6|11 pages

Being a Participant-Observer

chapter Chapter 7|9 pages

Intern Supervision

chapter Chapter 8|19 pages

Ethics in Practice

Guidelines

part III|71 pages

The Role of the Organization

chapter Chapter 9|25 pages

Organizational Characteristics

Formal and Informal Structures

chapter Chapter 10|20 pages

Political, Economic, and Legal Factors

chapter Chapter 11|13 pages

Organizational Goals and Relationships

chapter Chapter 12|11 pages

Using Information and Technology as Crime-fighting Tools

part IV|30 pages

Assessment and Career Planning

chapter Chapter 13|9 pages

Assessing Your Experience

chapter Chapter 14|19 pages

Career Planning