Community partner internship agencies: Law enforcement
Avondale Police Department
11485 W. Civic Center Dr.
Avondale, AZ 85303
Supervisor:
Suzanne Hogue
Phone: 623-333-7341
Email: Shogue@avondaleaz.gov
Website: https://www.avondaleaz.gov/government/departments/police
How to apply:
Email Ms. Hogue, indicating your interest in the internship. The background check process takes six to eight weeks, please apply for the internship two-three months before prior to anticipated semester.
Internship Snapshot:
Interns with the Avondale PD will have the opportunity to assist in a variety of areas, interview, shadow multiple employees and participate in trainings
Cochise County Sheriff's Office
205 N. Judd Dr.
Brisbee, AZ 85603
Supervisor:
Carol Capas
Phone: 520-432-9504
Email: Ccapas@cochise.az.gov
Website: https://cochise.az.gov/414/Sheriff
How to Apply:
Email Ms. Capas, indicating your interest in the internship
Snapshot of Internship:
Areas of assignment can be singular or rotating depending on the preference if the intern and need of the Sheriff’s Office. Identified locations are Detention (must be 18 years of age), Support (will focus on processes and documents), and Community Outreach. In each of these disciplines there will be opportunities for ride-along assignments within the duration of the allotted time, however, there is not an assignment specific to the Patrol function.
Glendale Police Department
6835 N. 57th Dr.
Glendale, AZ 85301
Supervisor:
Jamie Castiglione
Volunteer Coordinator
Email: JCastiglione@glendaleaz.com
Website: www.BeGPD.com
How to Apply:
1. Students can reach our intern webpage at www.BeGPD.com
2. Complete background application which can be found on the website above. The application opens twice a year: The Fall internship application opens in Spring. The Spring internship opens late summer – early Fall. Our process also includes fingerprinting and a background clearance.
3. Applications can be submitted by mail or in person. Students can find specific information on submitting applications on our website.
4. If a student has any questions about the internship program, contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Jamie Castiglione at JCastiglione@glendaleaz.com.
Snapshot of Internship:
As an intern with the Glendale Police Department, students have an opportunity to work side by side with our civilian employees, police officers, detention officers and detectives.
Students will be introduced and trained on the operating systems that we use to run public reports, body cam, booking and out processing in Detention, manage property and evidence inventory, observe recorded interviews and jail calls.
Those selected for our Forensic laboratory will be exposed to the current cases and gain hands-on experience in latent prints and evidence collection.
Students will also have various department tours within out agency to meet and learn about other areas outside of their assigned departments.
We also provide classroom training throughout the internship where we provide teachings on Police Culture and Ethics, Intergenerational Workplace, Forensic Seminar, Application training and Mock Oral Board training.
Scottsdale Police Department Crime Analysis Unit
9065 E. Via Linda
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Supervisor:
Mary K. Bertuccelli
Crime Analysis Unit Supervisor
Email: mbertuccelli@scottsdaleaz.gov
Phone: 480-312-8155
How to Apply:
Email CAU@Scottsdaleaz.gov and indicate your interest in the internship
Snapshot of Internship:
- Assist with investigations, including suspect identification, cell phone analysis, product creation, and mapping
- Research and determine crime patterns and trends
- Data entry
- Query data for internal and external requests
- Quality control checks
- Please note this is NOT an internship with the crime lab or the crime scene unit.