WNC students graduate Nevada Department of Public Safety’s Parole and Probation Internship Program
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 12/17/2016 - 1:25pm
Two Western Nevada College students, Shane Blair and Juliette Roberson, recently graduated from the Nevada Department of Public Safety’s Parole and Probation Internship Program.
Blair and Roberson participated in the 16-week program that was aimed to provide students the opportunity to learn more about the inner workings of Parole and Probation, said Lt. Jorge Pierrot. The program also helped introduce them to all areas of the department’s function within the criminal justice system.
These students were selected to participate in the program and had to be in good standing with Western Nevada College, possess strong leadership and communication skills, a good attitude and be motivated to learn, said Pierrot.
Students interested in the program had to first perform an initial interview with the potential candidates then pass an interview with the department before being accepted into the program."
The internship was designed to create a realistic on experience that showed what the officers do on the job; including rehabilitating, educating and guiding offenders to become contributing members of society. Another part of that job is to also learn how to prevent future criminal activity and increase public safety.
"The interns did an outstanding job in the program. They learned a great deal about the duties of a Parole and Probation officer. Both students intend on applying with the Department of Public Safety to become officers," said Pierrot.
