[Englmajors] Summer Internships with Seattle City Attorney's Office

[Kimberly Swayze]

A number of UW English majors have had great experiences interning with 
the Seattle City Attorney's Office, working with prosecutors and in the 
various courts.  Below (and attached) is a description of intern 
opportunities with the Seattle Municipal Community Court.  If you're 
interested, please contact Ms Stephanie Tschida using the e-mail address 
listed below.  Academic credit is available through ENGL 491.

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2008 Internship Activities, SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Contact:  Stephanie Tschida,
Community Court Grant Manager
stephanie.tschida at seattle.gov
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Description:	Community Court is an innovative program that gives low 
level, misdeamenor defendants the opportunity to give back to the 
community where their offenses occurred. Rather than go to jail, 
defendants who enter the program can help themselves in overcoming their 
own problems as they complete:

"	Community service to improve the neighborhood

"	Social service referrals to agencies that help with public 
benefits, housing, employment, education, counseling, and alternatives to 
prostitution and substance abuse

Problem-solving justice programs understand that low-level, non-violent 
crimes are often committed by those with significant barriers, such as 
homelessness, unemployment and mental health or drug/alcohol problems. 
Therapeutic and restorative justice models have proven effective at 
reducing incident rates in other cities around the country. Community 
Courts combine sanctions with immediate referral to comprehensive services

Activities:
The intern will report to the Seattle City Attorney's Public and Community 
Safety Office in the Seattle Municipal Tower. Activities include:

1.	Data "mining" and evaluation study-
"	Track recidivism among those entering, receiving interventions and 
completing Community Court
"	Comparing individuals with pre-Community Court eligible charges to 
individuals with Community Court eligible charges receiving interventions.
"	Goal is to show that this initiative is a valuable approach to 
reduce the repeated occurrence of quality of life crimes and ineffective 
and expensive use of jail time.

2.	Pre-Trail Diversion program support-
Support development of data collection and evaluation of program 
effectiveness.
"	Participate in court intake sessions for PTD eligible defendants
"	Prepare prosecutor files, enter recommendations in District 
Attorney Information System
"	Track Compliance of defendants in completing mandates
"	Run reports utilizing prosecutor and court information systems, 
aggregate outcomes evaluation identified by data

3.	Assistant to Assistant City Attorney -
Support Community Court Prosecutor in facilitating Community Court program
"	Preparing court calendar, assisting prosecutor in court
"	Tracking Data
"	General research projects

4.	Community Service
Support, guide and monitor Community Court defendants in completing 
Community Service hours.
"	Litter and Graffiti Removal
"	Neighborhood cleanups
"	Traffic circle maintenance
"	Pea patch preparation and maintenance
"	Skills required/preferred:

Proficient in Office programs including Excel, willingness to learn 
diverse information systems, able to pass criminal history and background. 
Comfortable with Diverse populations and able to interact well with 
community partners.  Commitment to effective and innovative approach to 
justice.
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