Student Opportunities

There are many ways for Harvard students to be engaged with the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management. 

  • Based at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), the student-led Criminal Justice Professional Interest Council (PIC) convenes students from across the University and Degree Programs Student Affairs creating a network for shared communication around courses and events;
  • Harvard students may apply for awards for travel or incidentals to support course requirements, get advice and support around career development, or be involved in research projects;
  • There are student work opportunities as well as funding for summer internships for Harvard students. The Program also funds and hosts student fellows during the academic year.

Recent Events

  • Book Talk and Reception with Mark Moore, Recognizing Public Value
  • Careers Seminar addressing summer internships, careers, and Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) strategies
  • Screening and Discussion of the film, The House I Live In
  • HKS Criminal Justice Facebook Launch
  • Building a 21st Century Policy to Address Domestic and Global Drug Challenges
  • Rule of Law Engagement in Post Conflict States – Where Now? 
  • Visiting Fellow John Paterson addresses Criminal Justice Student PIC, Discussion About Youth Violence in Scotland
  • See our Events page for more details

Focus on PCJ Interns and Fellows

Meet the 2013 PCJ Summer Interns:  Candace Mitchell, Claudia Newman-Martin, Philip Tizzani, and Nick Wilson

These PCJ Summer Interns will travel to NYC, DC, North Carolina, and Tampa to work with a Public Defender's Office, the Center for Crime Prevention and Control, a Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services, a Police Department, and the Open Society Justice Initiative.

Learn more about these interns and their plans, as well as other student opportunities available through the PCJ.

More in the article, Delving Into Criminal Justice Policy for the Summer by Jenny Li Fowler, Office of Communications and Public Affairs at HKS.

 

Watch these videos as part of a series by the PCJ, featuring Fellow and Summer Interns Ben Harmon JD/MPP 2014, Piper Kamins MPP 2012, Douglas Barrios MPAID 2012, Yael Bar-tur MPP 2012. and Ben Harmon JD/MPP 2014. Additional installments will be published in the PCJ Video Gallery.