Internships
All Crimnal Justice majors are required to perform internships during which they discover how their classroom learning is actually applied in the field. Internships are available in a wide variety of criminal justice agencies in several locations, including the nation's capital. Every effort is made to match students with a placement that reflects their career interests. Below is a partial list of some of the agencies where American International College interns are placed:
Police Internships
- Massachusetts State Police
- Springfield Police Department
- East Longmeadow Police Department
- Enfield (Connecticut) Police Department
- Manchester (Connecticut) Police Department
- Other municipal police departments in Massachusetts and Connecticut
- Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council
Courts
- Area District, Juvenile, and Superior Courts' Probation Offices
- Area District Attorneys' Victim/Witness Protection Programs
Corrections and Juvenile Delinquency
- Area County Sheriffs' Departments
- Hampden County Pre-Release and Day Reporting Center
- Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
Allied Agencies
- Private Law Firms
- Youth Development Program
- Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
- Committee for Public Counsel Services (Public Defender)
The Washington Center (TWC)
- Placements for select students in a variety of criminal justice agencies in the nation's capital
- TWC interns also have the opportunity to take specially designed classes in subjects of their choosing
- Networking with others from around the country
- Seminars with national leaders
- Check the TWC website: http://www.twc.edu/
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