The Student Internship Program for the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office in the Western District of Tennessee is designed to provide practical learning experience as part of the ongoing higher education of a student in a relevant field of study. Those accepted as student interns will be required to assist in various functions of probation while maintaining professionalism and adhering to national and local policies. Interns will observe and assist in agency functions without compensation.
Interns will accompany United States Probation and Pretrial Officers to various court hearings, and they will assist officers in obtaining information of relevance to pretrial, presentence, and supervision. This may include family, residential, employment, mental health, substance abuse, and criminal history information. A student’s participation in the Internship Program will be scheduled and overseen by an Intern Coordinator delegated by the Chief Probation Officer.
As the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office is a component of the federal judiciary, information obtained in the course of an internship is strictly confidential and may not be disclosed. Interns will be required to abide by all agency, court, and national codes of conduct, policies, and procedures.