Internship at the OFFICE OF POLICE COMPLAINTS

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

OFFICE OF POLICE COMPLAINTS

The District of Columbia’s Office of Police Complaints (OPC) is seeking several enthusiastic and dedicated college students for internships. OPC is an independent government agency that receives, investigates, and resolves citizen complaints of police misconduct filed against Metropolitan Police Department officers. OPC provides an independent and impartial forum for the processing of police misconduct complaints and promotes the highest attainable standard of integrity, professionalism, and accountability in the District’s police department.

College interns work alongside experienced staff on a variety of projects. The primary duties of college interns are to assist with police misconduct investigations by collecting and reviewing evidence, drafting interview questions, taking witness statements, and drafting recommendations as to how to proceed with an investigation. Duties may also include special projects being conducted by the agency, responding to information requests from the public, and conducting community outreach events designed to disseminate information about the agency and its function.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, transcript and writing sample by the following
application deadlines:
Spring December 11, 2010

Summer April 8, 2011

Fall July 12, 2011

Applications may be e-mailed to Internship.dcpc@dc.gov; faxed to 202-727-7638, or mailed to:
College Intern Program
Office of Police Complaints
1400 I Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005

For more information about OPC and the internship program, please contact the office at 202-727-3838 or visit OPC’s website at www.policecomplaints.dc.gov.