School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management

1. School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management Internship Orientation

2. Internship Coordinators • Ron Mark • ron.mark@csulb.edu • Professor Mark will help you with placement questions • Brenda Vogel • brenda.vogel@csulb.edu • Professor Vogel will help you with enrollment questions

3. Before Emailing Us… • Attend an Orientation • Check the Handbook & Website First! • If the information you seek is not in either place, we will be happy to answer your questions. • If the information you seek is available on the website and/or the handbook, then we will refer you back to those sources.

4. Outline Administration & Enrollment Info Internship Details Objectives Behavior Professionalism Sexual Harassment Internship Credit Requirements Journal Entries Final Paper Daily log Site Supervisor Evaluation

5. Administration & Enrollment Info.

6. 5 Senior Integrative Experience Options • 6 Unit Internship Option: • CRJU492: 130 hours at internship site, 25 pages of written work: weekly journal entries & a paper • 3 Unit Internship/3 Unit Independent Study Option • CRJU491: 65 hours at internship site, 15 pages of written work: weekly journal entries & a paper AND • CRJU497: Independent Study • 3 Unit Internship/3 Unit Experiential Learning Option: • CRJU491: 65 hours at internship site, 15 pages of written work: weekly journal entries & a paper AND • Experiential Learning course (405, 423, 430, 431, 440, 441, 470, or travel course ) • 3 Unit Independent Study/3 Unit Experiential Learning Option: • CRJU497 Independent Study AND • Experiential Learning course (405, 423, 430, 431, 440, 441, 470, or travel course ) • Research & Thesis Option (6 units): • CRJU497 & CRJU498

7. Eligibility Requirements • Verify with advising that you will have completed 7 of the 9 required 300-level core courses by the time you enroll in 491/2 • Have at least a 2.0 GPA • Read the Internship Handbook • Submit the checklist, handbook agreement, and data form by the deadline.

8. Deadlines • Summer Session 2019 • Runs May 28 – August 16, 2019 • Deadline to enroll in 491/2 is May 14, 2019 • Fall Semester 2019 • Begins August 26, 2019 • Deadline to enroll in 491/2 August 12, 2019 • Spring Semester 2020 • Begins January 21, 2020 • Deadline to enroll in 491/2 January 9, 2020

9. Deadlines • Special Deadlines for LBPD • Now accepting applications for Spring 2020 placement • Must volunteer an additional 80 hours during Fall 2019 semester • Apply online with LBPD directly by April 1 • http://longbeach.gov/police/about-the-lbpd/employment/internships/

10. Forms and More Forms! • Read: • CJ Internship Handbook • Submit Today: • Handbook Agreement Form (in handbook) • Internship Student Checklist (in handbook) • Submit once you have an internship: • Internship Data Form (scanned and emailed to Dr. Vogel) • All are available on the website!

11. Finding an Internship site • It is your responsibility to locate an internship site but Professor Mark is here to help! • Consider your career interests in choosing a site • Start early; background investigations can take months to complete!

12. Finding an Internship site • There is a list of approved internship sites on the CCJEM/Internship website • If you want to intern at a location not listed, you must secure our approval from us BEFORE you apply for the internship • Send us the agency name and contact information and we will let you know if it is an acceptable site.

13. Enrollment • Once you have secured an internship and submitted the necessary forms, Dr. Vogel will permit you into a section of 492. • You will NOT receive an “add code;” you just need to register for the class • You will be assigned to a specific faculty member to whom you will submit your work and who will assign your grade for CRJU492 or 491.

14. Internship Details • Objectives • Behavior • Professionalism • Sexual Harassment

15. Objectives • Gainfirsthand knowledge of the organization and the political, social, and/or community forces that influence its structure and procedures. • Connect what you see and learn at the site with what you learned in class. • Determine whether or not you would like to work in this area!

16. Behave yourselves! • You represent the School and the University! • Dress, speak, and behave like adults! • Be on time! • Ask your site supervisor about the norms of the agency and then go above and beyond! • If you goof around, then you will damage the relationships we have with internship sites so no goofing around!

17. Be Professional! • Confidentiality– Do not reveal the identity of clients or any information that would uncover their identity without written permission form the client. • Competency – Know and acknowledge the limitations of your abilities to assist clients/the public. • Accept that some situations are beyond your experience so seek assistance from your site supervisor and/or staff personnel.

18. Be Professional! • Corruption– Interns must not become involved in any illegal operations, activities, or any violation of laws. • Respect Clients - Interns are obligated to treat all clients with dignity, respect, and equality. • Integrity - You may see unethical or illegal activities as you intern; they may be realities in the organization, but you should not condone or accept them.

19. Be Professional! • Misconduct – As an Intern you have an obligation to avoidmisconduct. You may encounter ethical gray areas which present conduct dilemmas such as: • Acceptance of free or discounted meals • Receipt of merchandise at a discount rate • Acceptance of gifts • Use of confidential information for private gain or to impress peers • Accessing mail, e-mail, copiers, computers, and other services for personal use

20. Be Professional! • Dress Professionally • Always err on the side of too conservative or too formal • Avoid Interpersonal Relationships • Don’t become sexually or romantically involved with organization employees and/or clients during the duration of the internship experience. • Don’t “hang out” with organization employees and/or clients during the duration of the internship experience. • Just do your job and go home!

21. Be Professional! • If you don’t know what the right thing to do is, ask yourself these questions: • Are my actions legal? • Am I being fair and honest? • What would my mom and dad say? • How will I feel about myself afterwards?

22. Sexual Harassment

23. Sexual Harassment • Sexual Harassment is illegal! • You should contact your site supervisor, your internship professor, and/or the internship coordinator immediatelyif you witness or are the victim of sexual harassment

24. Internship Credit Requirements While at your internship site, you are a student first and a “worker” second!

25. Be a Critical Observer! • The minute you enter your internship site, you take on the role of a critical observer • Continuously reflect on how what you see and do at your internship site relates to what you learned in class; link theory to practice. • Leave your biases and assumptions at home; be objective! • Pay particular attention to issues or challenges faced by your agency and how they employ creative approaches to problems or innovative solutions to challenges.

26. Journal Entries • You will be required to submit six journal entries, one entry per 20 hours worked (10 hours for 491). • Entries are due within 48 hours of the completion of the 20 hours. • Entries should include day-to-day activities, your thoughts, how your work relates to your coursework, and site problem/issue/innovation. • Yes, grammar counts! • The journal entries will be graded and will be worth about 30% of your final grade. • Follow the rubric!

27. The Final Paper • You will be required to submit a 12-15 page final paper in which you: • Further explore a problem/issue/innovation that you identified in your journal entries • Provide a literature review • Provide a solution to the problem you identified • The final paper will be worth about 30% of your final grade • Follow the rubric!

28. Daily Log • You will be required to keep a daily log of the hours you work. It needs to be signed, every time you work, by your site supervisor. • You will hand this in to your faculty supervisor at the end of your internship • It will be graded

29. Site Supervisor Evaluation • You will be required to have an evaluation of your work completed by your site supervisor. • You will be evaluated on: • Professionalism • Ethical behavior • Critical Thinking • Evidence-Based Practice • Performance • You will hand this in to your faculty supervisor at the end of your internship • It will be graded and it will count for about 30% of your final grade!

30. Other Stuff… • You only need to attend ONE orientation session even if you move your planned internship term • You may NOT begin your internship hours before the semester begins • You may intern where you work IF the internship assignment is different from your work assignment • You may accept a paid internship