Internships for Legal Studies, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice and 911 Dispatch Students
Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice and 911 Dispatch Students
Students who have completed 6 credit hours of CRJ courses (911 students should have completed CRJ 190) with a grade of "C" or better, can contact Program Coordinator Doug Heuermann or Professor Tom Higgins for more information and department approval to enroll in this course in any semester, fall, spring or summer.
This course is designed to give the Intern field experience with agencies where you will have an opportunity to observe and learn directly from professionals in real, day-to-day operations. The student will participate in weekly reports and discussions with fellow Interns and the Instructors, and participate in other career-related assignments and experiences, including taking the Power Test and preparing for and practicing the application and testing process for justice careers. For fall and spring semesters, students report to their assigned police department, the probation office, 911 dispatch center or other agency for at 12 full shifts over the 16 week semester. In the summer, students report for 12 full shifts over the 8 week summer session.
A required course for Law Enforcement and 911 students, this is an elective course for CRJ students. That said, students from any of our majors report this course as being the course that was most instrumental in helping to determine or confirm their desired career path. If you have any questions or you are interested in enrolling in this one-of-a-kind opportunity, contact Program Coordinator Doug Heuermann douglas.heuermann@icc.edu or Professor Tom Higgins thomas.higgins@icc.edu
Legal Studies Internship
This course involves an experienced Legal Study student being assigned or employed at an approved setting in which the student is exposed to substantive legal work and supervised by a lawyer. Students must complete 225 hours by the end of the term they enroll in this course. The course is offered in fall, spring, or summer terms. In addition to completing work hours with an internship host, students complete weekly reports and other assignments related to career development and attaining and maintaining a job in the law.
This internship requires a joint agreement between the student, the supervising lawyer, and Professor Tom Higgins. Internships with for-profit or private law firms or businesses are paid. By the time a Legal Studies student is eligible for an internship, you are capable of doing things the law firm or business would need to pay someone else to do. Internships with Prairie State Legal Services or governmental entities like a local States Attorney’s office may or may not be paid depending on the budget of that entity but that said, those internships provide a wealth of experience and a great addition to any resume. In recent years, students from this program have found themselves employed full-time in a position that could then serve as an Internship for the purposes of this course.
If you have any questions or you are interested in enrolling in this course contact Professor Tom Higgins thomas.higgins@icc.edu
