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SPEA Current Internship Opportunities

Law Enforcement

Police Departments

• Lake County Sheriff
• Newton County
• East Chicago (Summer Only)
• Portage Lake Station (Summer)
• Rensselaer
• Gary
• Lowell Metropolitan
• Glenwood (Illinois)
• Town of Porter
• Crown Point
• Valparaiso
• LaPorte

City

• Police Training Center, Public Safety Council/Gary
• City of Gary - Law Department
• Hammond City Probation
• Gary Community Oriented Policing - COP

County

• Lake County Coroners Office
• Partnership for a Drug Free Lake County - Crown Point
• Porter County Alcohol and Drug Offender Service

State

• Department of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Division
• Indianapolis Government Center/State Police (Summer Only)

Federal

• U.S. Department of Justice/Northern Division
• Secret Service
• FBI Behavioral Science Unit
• Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)

Courts

County

• Lake Superior Court/County Division
• Lake Superior Court/ County Division III
• Lake County Superior Court/Criminal Division
• Lake County Superior Court/ Juvenile Division
• Lake County Prosecutor
• Lake County Bar Association
• Lake County Court Administrator (Jury Process)
• Porter County Superior Court
• Porter County Circuit Court/ Victim Assistance Unit
• LaPorte Circuit Court
• Circuit Court of Cook County/ Adult Probation (Illinois)

City

• East Chicago City Court
• Gary City Court - Public Defenders Division
• Gary City Clerk - Criminal Division
• City of Gary Law Department - Legal Research/Investigations
• Merrillville Town Court

Corrections

• Lake County Community Corrections
• Lake Superior Court - Criminal Probation
• Hammond City Court - Probation
• Westville Correctional Center

The majority of the agencies require a written pledge of confidentiality and/or a written waiver of liability. Also, most police agencies require a prospective intern to submit to a background investigation. You must not have any felony convictions

Public Administration and Management

• Northern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
• Indianapolis Government Center
• Lake Station Mayor's Office
• Comprehensive Development Centers, Inc.
• Gary City Planning Commission
• Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center, Inc.
• Methodist Hospital d.b.a. Primary Care Associates
• Lake County Solid Waste Management District
• Congressman Peter J. Visclosky Indiana House of Representatives - Democratic Internship Program
• Gary Urban Enterprise Association
• City of Gary - Department of Planning and Economic Development
• The Community Consulting Network - Chicago Indiana
• Workforce Development - Portage
• St. Jude House, Inc. - Crown Point
• Indiana Republican State Committee
• Indiana Environmental Institute, Inc.
• Grand Calumet Task Force
• Excel Outreach Association
• The Arsh Group Inc.

Health and Human Services

• Canaanite Adolescent Home, Inc.
• Comprehensive Developmental Centers, Inc.
• Tree of Life Community Development Center
• Heartland Center Hoosier Boys Town
• Crisis Center/Alternative House
• HOPE
• Fitfully yours - Health Spa Retreat Hammond
• St. Jude House, Inc. - Crown Point
• Willowglen Academy - Gary
• Beach Pharmacy
• Choice Care Home Health, Inc.
• Methodist Hospital d.b.a. Primary Care Associates

Undergraduate requires 80 service hours per credit hour Graduate requires 100 service hours per credit hour