Field Experience | Williams, LaVerne McQuiller

Course Description

This course is an internship practicum for Criminal Justice students. The course is designed to give the student first hand experience in the field of Criminal Justice in an appropriate agency which meets the needs of the student's career objectives. Students will be closely supervised at the selected agency, developing their pre-professional skills while learning the agency's organization, programs and methods. The student will also communicate regularly, with Professor McQuiller Williams, the Field Experience Director, to discuss the experiences encountered on the job.

Student Responsibilities

>>Students generally work at their agency Tuesdays through Fridays. In some agencies, evening and weekend work can be scheduled. The Fall Quarter internship runs from September 7th through November 5th.

>>Interns are required to complete 35 days for their internship.

>>Students are required to maintain a daily log of their internship activities, including the date, time started and time ended, and general duties. The journal must be handed in each Monday. Students who do not hand in their logs on Mondays will have points deducted from their final grade.

>>Students who miss work due to illness should arrange make-up days with their agency supervisor.

Evaluation
Your grade is based upon:

>>An evaluation of your performance by the internship agency.

>>Your completion of the required 35 days of the internship, and

>>The quality and depth of your journal.