CHR Internships & Service-Learning

The Center for Homicide Research offers one of the finest internship programs in the United States. Several internship and service-learning opportunities are available. Qualifying students come from undergraduate, graduate and law schools.  This is a multi-disciplinary opportunity, though majors typically include sociology, criminology, psychology, social psychology, forensic psychology, or law. All internships are unpaid.

Applicants may qualify for grant funding through their university or college. Check with financial aid offices or academic advisors for possible funding for community internships.  Internships may also qualify as service-learning commitments.  Check with your university or college's service-learning office.

This internship is a highly sought after placement. As a result, there is a one-time placement fee of $500 for this position. An application fee of $25 must accompany your application upon submission. If you email your application materials, you are free to mail your check. Your application will not be considered until the fee has been paid.

An additional fee of $8.00 is required by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct your background check, but is not part of the initial application process. The cost for out-of-state background checks may vary, but are usually quite similar in cost.

For further information or to apply, click here.  Qualified applicants will be interviewed and must agree to submit to, and pass, a criminal background check.

To see what our past interns have to say about their experience, click here.

Internship Descriptions
Interns are currently working on several projects.  Interns research, identify, catalog and code homicide case information on homicides in the United States for various research projects.  The Center currently is creating several unique databases related to homicide, including

	homicide of all types in Minnesota and other Upper Midwest states
	missing victim homicides (includes: burned bodies, submerged vehicles, body dismemberments)
	church-related homicides (mass murder) from the last two decades
	lesbian homicides in the last few decades
	the most complete dataset on GLBT homicide in the nation, containing over 3,000 cases with 230 variables

Interns are trained in the Center’s research methodologies, provided access to electronic records archives and systems, and are charged with “proofing” the homicide case data. Records retrieval, data access, and research occurs in Minnesota (primarily in the Twin Cities), but there also exists the possibility of    off-site distanced-learning research.

Center interns are also expected to pursue scholarly activities while involved in their internship.  Interns assist in the development of research briefs, fact sheets, annotated bibliographies, and develop educational presentations on topics related to aggression, violence, and homicide.

More information on the interning is available here.