Criminal Justice
Cookeville Police Department
Captain Darrin Stout
Contact: 931-520-5340
Cookeville Police Department | Cookeville, TN (cookeville-tn.gov)
TN Highway Patrol
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Lt. Eric McCormick
Contact: 615-815-6701
(CJ or Sociology Majors: required-resume, background check, & interview)
Putnam County Sheriff's Department
Shannon Whitson
Contact: 931-528-8484 ext. 3234
swhitson@putnamcountytnsheriff.gov
(Observation Only: 1-2 students at a time, age 21 and up, background check)
Cookeville Legal Aid Society
Christine McMenamin
Contact: cmcenamin@las.org or internships@las.org
Apply: https://las.org/internships/
Volunteer Opportunities - Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and The Cumberlands (las.org)​
13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Christie Hudd;eston
Contact: 931-528-5015 ext. 11
(2 students per semester in Cookeville, 1 each for Crossville and Livingston)
13th Judicial District | District Attorney Bryant Dunaway (tennesseeda.org)
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation​
Contact: TBI.Intern@tbi.tn.gov
Apply: ​https://www.tn.gov/tbi/who-we-are/tbi-internships.html
(Summer Only)
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Byar's Law Office
Gordan Allen Byars
Contact: 931-854- 9196
Cookeville, TN DUI Defense Lawyer & Criminal Law Attorney | Byars Law (byarslawoffice.com)
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Martelia Crawford Law Office
Martelia T. Crawford
Contact: 931-528-8442
Dekalb County Mayors Office
Mayor Matt Adcock
Contact: 615-597-5175
Community Corrections Program (UCHRA)
Melissa Hoisington
Contact: 931-265-0679
(Requirements: resume and background check)
TN Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Captain Krystal Thaxter
Contact: Krystal.Thaxter@tn.gov
(Requirements: resume and a letter from academic advisor stating eligibility, hours needed, and # of class credits you'll receive)​
Board of Probation and Parole (TDOC)