Criminal Justice Internships

Leading Faculty: Professor William McKnight

 

Criminal Justice Undergraduate Internship ( CRIM 3900) Requirements

• Must be a Criminal Justice major
• Must be a junior or senior
• Must have an overall 2.5 or better GPA 
• Must have completed and passed Research & Evaluation, CRIM 2141, with a C or better before the internship application is submitted.
• Must complete the application and schedule an internship meeting as soon as applications open. CRIM internships fill quickly*. (*For students interested in OCPO, please note that application deadlines are Jan 2 for summer, June 1 for fall and Oct 1 for spring.)

Criminal Justice Graduate Internship (CRIM 5990) Requirements

• Must have completed at least 18 credits of graduate criminal justice coursework PRIOR to the start of the internship
• Must not have registered for an independent study
• Must have a 3.00 GPA or better                                                                                                                                                                                      

Criminal Justice internships are asynchronous. There are no class meetings required.The internship courses entail field work at a placement site for approximately 140 hours throughout the semester. This is a MINIMUM of 12 hours each week. 

 

Applications: CRIM internship placements can be extremely competitive. Most sites accept between 1-2 interns so the application process must be a priority the semester before you intern. Some sites require Stockton to make initial contact and others require specific qualifications. Our internship coordinator has a contact person for each of our affiliated sites and will share information on applying with you when you meet. Please schedule your meeting as soon as you have familiarized yourself with all 6 steps on the internship main page and no later than 1 week after you complete the application: https://stockton.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/internships-centers-initiatives.html.

Please do not contact any organization for an academic internship until the internship coordinator has approved your placement.

Criminal Justice students typically intern with police, courts, or corrections. When completing the application, please identify 3-5 specific sites of interest. Students may have to successfully pass a background check if required by the sponsoring agency and incur the cost of this process.  In cases of demonstrated need, financial aid may be available to assist with the cost by contacting the SOBL Office.

During CRIM internships, students will:

• Work directly in the field
• Clarify career goals and assess professional options
• Integrate knowledge from Crim classes with real world employment experience