Criminal Justice Internships

• Publisher: Anderson
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 182
• Edition: 7
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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. Students learn basics such as choosing an internship site at either a public agency or a private firm, résumé writing techniques, 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.

• Chapters end with practical exercises, such as: preparing for your internship; thinking about your internship placement; planning your internship; your role as an intern; thinking about your internship; political, economic and legal factors at your site; assessing your internship.
• Includes sample resumes, cover letters, and more.
• Maintains an important focus on ethics in the workplace through all phases of the internship experience.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Page xiii, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
Table of Figures, Page xv
1 - Introduction to Internships, Pages 3-10, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
2 - Preparing for Your Internship in the Age of Transparency, Pages 11-18, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
3 - The Placement Process, Pages 19-38, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
4 - Setting Goals and Identifying Educational Objectives, Pages 41-49, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
5 - Your Role as an Intern, Pages 51-59, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
6 - Being a Participant-Observer, Pages 61-68, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
7 - Intern Supervision, Pages 69-75, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
8 - Ethics in Practice: Guidelines, Pages 77-91, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
9 - Organizational Characteristics: Formal and Informal Structures, Pages 95-113, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
10 - Political, Economic, and Legal Factors, Pages 115-131, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
11 - Organizational Goals and Relationships, Pages 133-143, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
12 - Using Information and Technology as Crime-Fighting Tools, Pages 145-154, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
13 - Assessing Your Experience, Pages 157-162, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
14 - Career Planning, Pages 163-174, Gary R. Gordon, R. Bruce McBride
References, Pages 175-177
Index, Pages 179-193