UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
110 Spring St.
P.O. Box 158
Somerset, WI 54025
715-244-3319
http://www.somersetpolicedept.com/
January 2010
Interns indicate duties performed
Observation, filing, desk work, ride alongs, shadowing officers - court, school, squad. Learning different functions, duties, and responsibility or a patrol officer.
Students identified positive aspects of this placement
Great first hand experience. See and learn things you can't read in a book.
Students identified difficulties typical in this placement
It's a time commitment and you're going to have to work hard.