Crime Analysis Internship with Montgomery County Dept of Police

Crime Analysis Internship Available!

The Montgomery County Police Department has an unpaid on-site internship available in its Crime Analysis Section in Gaithersburg, MD.

Responsibilities

Interns will assist District and Senior Crime Analysts by performing the following tasks:

• Using record management software to read police reports and create synopses of crimes of importance
• Identification of crime trends, patterns, series, sprees, hot spots, and suspicious people and activity
• Recognizing similarities in offender description, modus operandi and target location
• Using software to produce crime maps and conduct link analysis
• Interacting with patrol officers, detectives and other analysts to exchange information regarding ongoing crime trends
• Assisting in the creation of crime bulletins

Opportunities

Interns will have the opportunity to:

• Earn course credit for the internship under the parameters set forth by the intern’s university
• Participate in ride-alongs with dispatch and/or patrol
• Attend meetings involving other crime analysts and/or other department employees

Qualifications

• Internship applicants must successfully pass a background check and be a US citizen or have a valid green card
• Internship applicants are expected to have a basic understanding of how to operate a computer and its software - multiple different law enforcement software programs will be utilized after training provided by MCPD
• Interns should at least be an upper-division college student with an educational background in Justice Studies, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Political Science, GIS (Geographic Information System), or another related field
• Interns are expected to be available between 8 and 24 hours a week depending on the credit hour and internship parameters of the intern’s university
• Interns typically work anytime Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 5pm

 Application Process

• Fully complete the MCPD Volunteer/Intern Application Form located here 

             https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/jobs/volunteer-intern.html 

             Self-write a 500-word essay that answers “What Is Your Understanding of Crime                      Analysis and What Do You Hope to Derive from an Internship with the Montgomery                  County Police Department Crime Analysis Section”

• Submit the application, essay and required documentation to Police.VRS@montgomerycountymd.gov
• All documentation must be submitted no later than:

             September 30th for Spring semester consideration

             May 1st for Fall semester consideration