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In the criminal justice field, as in all others, student internships, or field experience, provide students with hands‐on, practical experience in an area of interest to them. Such arrangements also provide the law enforcement agency with additional temporary manpower and an ability to monitor the quality and substance of those about to enter the workforce. Student internships are important also as an integral and vital part of criminology/criminal justice education programs.
In the past, we have focused on the operation of field placement courses, and there are few articles addressing this aspect of the subject. This writing takes a different approach and looks at the legal and ethical ramifications of internships from the perspective of the law enforcement agency, the student and the sponsoring university.
Legal issues discussed in this writing include issues of personal injury (to both the student as well as offenders and officers), and general tort liability. Also included in the discussion of these issues are suggestions for avoiding potential problem areas.