Be a Police Intern

We are now accepting applications for the Fall 2024 semester.
The Fall semester application deadline is June 10, 2024.
The Fall 2024 semester will be from August 26, 2024, through December 14, 2024.
The program is a full-time non-paid internship (40 hours each week).

MDPD Internship Application

In addition to the application, please read the Eligibility tab for the required documents to be submitted with the application.

All applications must be mailed to:

Miami-Dade Police Department
Community Affairs Bureau
9105 NW 25 Street
Room 1044
Doral, FL 33172
Attention: Sergeant Ariel Visciglia

DO NOT E-MAIL APPLICATIONS

For more information, please email Sergeant Ariel Visciglia at [email protected].

Internships are open to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students. Selected students will be on a rotation, partnering with police officers, detectives, crime scene investigators, sheriff's deputies, and core civilian staff in the performance of their daily duties and assignments. Interns will have an opportunity to do real police work with the best equipment and technology the field has to offer in a major metropolitan environment.

The internships provide a diverse and unique experience that helps lay the foundation for numerous criminal justice careers.

Some of the entities interns are assigned to include:

Special Patrol Bureau (Aviation, Marine Patrol, K-9, Motorcycle Unit, Bomb Squad, Special Response Team, Special Events)
Central Records Bureau
Communications Bureau (Police Call Center, Police Dispatchers)
Public Information & Education Bureau (Media, Community Services)
Warrants Bureau
Governmental Services Bureau
Forensic Services Bureau
Homicide Bureau
Robbery Bureau
Special Victims Bureau
Uniform Patrol (North and South Districts)

The Student Internship Program is a non-paid internship, though students may be able to receive college credit through their institution.

The internships are 16 weeks during the fall and spring terms, and 12 weeks during the summer. Each week, selected interns must work with MDPD Monday through Friday, eight hours a day, 40 hours a week. Daily schedules vary and could be either a day shift or an afternoon shift. All interns are responsible for their own food and housing.

Undergraduate applicants must be either a junior or senior at a fully accredited college or university. Students who have already graduated from school are not eligible to attend.

For more information, please email Sergeant Ariel Visciglia at [email protected].

An applicant must be:
- Interested in a career in criminal justice.
- Highly-motivated and ready to broaden their understanding of real police work.
- At least 18 years old.
- If an undergraduate, at least in the third or fourth year or any graduate student at an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA in their major, and minimum 2.7 GPA overall.
- Recommended by their faculty advisor.
- Able to participate in a telephone interview.
The number of credits you will earn for participating in the internship program ranges from 6 to 12 credits and depends upon your individual school and advisor.

In order to start the application process, provide the following:
- Your résumé.
- Your current sealed official college transcripts.
- A copy of your driver's license and student identification card.
- Two 2" x 2" passport photographs.
- A criminal background check from your place of residence (go to your local police station or sheriff's office).
- A letter of recommendation from your school's internship coordinator or faculty advisor.
For foreign police officers/criminal justice students:
- Your passport and visa.
- A national criminal clearance letter.
When all the above listed documentation is received, an additional criminal background check will be conducted by the Department. The student must pass this background check in order to be admitted into the program.
The MDPD Student Internship Coordinator supervises the SIP. He or she also:
- Answers questions regarding the completion of the application.
- Monitors the completion of required weekly reports by the intern.
- Completes midterm and final evaluations for interns as required by their school(s).
- Issues a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the program.
- Handles intern schedules during their time with MDPD.
- Ensures each intern undergoes a background check via MDPD Personnel Management Bureau.

Phone Number(s)

Sergeant Ariel Visciglia
305-471-1716305-471-1716

Email / Mail

[email protected]

Miami-Dade Police Department

Stephanie V. Daniels, Director

Fred Taylor Miami-Dade Police Headquarters
9105 NW 25th Street, Doral, FL 33172
305-4-POLICE

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