Indiana University Northwest

Career Services

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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