As a manager for the State of Connecticut’s Office of Policy and Management Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division, I have had the pleasure of being the direct supervisor for outstanding individuals participating in our OPM Internship Program.

 

For those unfamiliar with Connecticut State government, the Office of Policy and Management serves as a staff agency reporting directly to the Governor, providing the information and analysis required to formulate public policy for the state and assisting state agencies and municipalities in implementing policy decisions on the Governor’s behalf.  The Research, Analysis & Evaluation Unit that I manage has the primary responsibility for conducting research on crime and the criminal justice system. A major component of this work involves the development of databases and analytical capabilities which serve as the foundation for policy recommendations. The unit conducts a wide variety of empirical research on special topics for the Governor's Office, the Legislature, and other criminal justice agencies, as well as for federal agencies and national planning groups.

 

While working with the Research, Analysis and Evaluation Unit, interns are responsible for researching correctional forecast methodologies and modeling techniques in other States; developing studies such as time series forecasting using prison population data; improving the input/output flowchart to account for offender movements within the Criminal Justice system; and creating summary reports to educate the public, legislators and executives in understanding the key deliverables of the unit, including the Monthly Indicators.  Interns also actively participated in high level government meetings with key legislators, commissioners, researchers and operational staff professionals to help draft legislation; to observe current issues and agency reports; and to experience working on collaborative products.

 

If this sounds like something you would be interested in pursuing, please apply.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Interested students should EMAIL the following to claire.nolin@ct.gov:

Also, please download our brochure  {PDF to HTML Converter}  Criminal Justice Research Internships; and feel free to share this with fellow students, professors or school administrators who you think may benefit from this valuable program.

 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

 

Linda DeConti, Research Manager