Gain real-world experience
The Criminal Justice Practicum (fieldwork) provides you with hands-on experience in the criminal justice field, allowing you to apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings.
Through this supervised experience, you will gain hands-on experience in the criminal justice field, strengthen your resume and job prospects, learn from experienced professionals, and build connections with potential employers.
What you’ll learn
- Professionalism and ethics
- Communication and report writing
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
Where you could work
- Police departments
- Sheriff’s offices
- State and federal law enforcement agencies
- Correctional facilities or juvenile detention centers
- Courts or legal offices
- Private Security and corporate investigations
- Probation and parole offices