Criminal Justice Careers Summer Internship is co-sponsored by the Catawba County Schools, Catawba County Sheriff's Department, City of Hickory Police Department, North Carolina Highway Patrol, the District Attorney's office, and the State Bureau of Investigation. The program was designed to recruit, educate, and prepare high school students for careers dealing with the criminal justice system. S pecifically, the program's aim is to identify up to ten high school juniors or seniors who have an interest in and academic potential for a career in criminal justice.
Selection is conducted through an application and interview process.