Criminal Justice Internships (9^th Ed.)
Theory Into Practice

Criminal Justice Internships: Theory into Practice, 9th 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 for pre-planning and assessment activities. With more and more programs offering or requiring internships as a graduation requirement, McBride offers students a means of enhancing their credentials and gaining a foothold in a competitive job market.

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 also serves as a reference tool for professors and supervisory personnel who assist and supervise students during their internships. Divided into four sections?Pre-internship Considerations, Professional Concerns, Role of the Organization, and Assessment and Career Planning?this book offers resources to enrich the experience of the student and lay the foundation for future professional success. Suitable for all Criminal Justice, Justice Studies, and Pre-law undergraduate programs, Criminal Justice Internships is useful as well in Social Sciences programs with a service-learning component.

Preface

PART I: Pre-Internship Considerations

1. Introduction to Internships
2. Preparing for Your Internship in the Age of Transparency
3. The Placement Process

PART II. Professional Concerns

4. Setting Goals and Identifying Educational Objectives
5. Your Role as an Intern
6. Being a Participant-Observer
7. Intern Supervision
8. Ethics in Practice: Guidelines

PART III. The Role of the Organization

9. Organizational Characteristics: Formal and Informal Structures
10. Political, Economic, and Legal Factors
11. Organizational Goals and Relationships
12. Using Information and Technology as Crime-Fighting Tools

PART IV. Assessment and Career Planning

13. Assessing Your Experience
14. Career Planning

References

Index

R. Bruce McBride is retired Commissioner of University Police for the State University of New York. He is also retired from his position as professor at Utica College, where he served as Executive Director of the Economic Crime and Justice Studies Division and Director of the Economic Crime Management program. At Utica, he coordinated the criminal justice internship program, which allowed for semester-based study placements in the United States and overseas. Dr. McBride holds bachelor and master’s degrees from the State University of New York at Oswego and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University at Albany. He is a past president of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State.