This
summer, I participated in the FBI Volunteer Internship Program with the Dallas
Field Office. It was a 10-week, unpaid program. I worked under the Public
Information Officer for the Dallas Division, who handled all media happenings
and was considered the spokeswoman for the Dallas office. During my time at the
Dallas FBI, I helped prepare and attended several press conferences regarding multiple
cases. I also was able to work at a command post for a multi-agency arrest that
included local, state, and federal law enforcement.
Additionally, I attended court multiple times and was able
to observe jury selection, something not usually seen by most people. There
were also several opportunities for me to work on cases. Perhaps the best part
of the internship, however, was being able to experience the FBI. I was able to
talk to agents on numerous squads, handling cases from counterintelligence to
counterterrorism, bank robberies, drugs and gangs, civil rights, public
corruption, and fraud. It was amazing to see the workings of the FBI that many
people do not realize and the hard work that is put in not only by agents, but
by professional staff, linguists, and intelligence analysts in order to protect
our society.
I am continuing my internship during the school year by
working at the Texarkana Resident Agency, a branch of the Dallas Field Office.
This opportunity has been amazing and I look forward to continue working with
the FBI, possibly as a full-time job sometime down the road.
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