Then they must infuse the scholarly literature with their own experiences from the agency, Sutherland said. This is a very important component of the internship courses. They must meet with me once a week. I supervise the academic component of the program. I make sure things are running well.
Supervisors evaluate the students twice, once at mid-terms and again at the end of the course.
For Brown, working with young offenders who are in jail for selling drugs or for assault means showing them they can take another path. Having volunteered to join a 12-step program to make positive changes in their lives, many say they want to go back to school. I just try to be a role model for them. They see me, and I am 23, and they know that I am in college. So hopefully, they look up to me.