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Dakota County Community Corrections

Community Corrections - Internship Opportunities

 

Community Corrections has a broad range of volunteer and intern opportunities available. We offer unique opportunities, whether you want to contribute to your community or are a student looking for work experience to fulfill academic requirements. Position openings vary throughout the year.

 

Examples of volunteer and intern opportunities

  • Help with juvenile offenders engaged in community projects
  • Assist probation officers in juvenile or adult supervision
  • Assist juveniles participating in extended day treatment
  • Perform computer queries on information systems
  • Help manage paperwork  

 

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Dakota County Emergency Management & Response

Dakota County works closely with federal, state and local emergency preparedness partners to improve our readiness and response to natural disasters and other emergencies. 

  • Dakota County continually evaluates hazards and seeks ways to keep preparedness at the highest level.
  • Detailed response plans are prepared, tested, and modified on a yearly basis.
  • Training exercises conducted throughout the year help maintain staff proficiency, provides practice opportunities on how to locate, communicate with and work with our partners, and improve our ability to respond to emergencies.
  • Dakota County educates residents, businesses, schools and community organizations about possible emergencies and how to best prepare and plan for them.
  • Our emergency responders are well-skilled and coordinated to provide quick and effective response.

Public Safety Exercises & Training

Every year, Dakota County conducts a public safety exercise to help train and support local emergency response teams with real life, practical demonstrations. The goal of the exercise is to provide realistic training scenarios for local law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies. Volunteers act as various role players that help heighten the realness of the training scenario. 

You must pre-register online through Better Impact. Individuals will also be required to sign a separate participation agreement on the day of the event prior to being allowed into the venue. Please sign up ASAP as spots tend to fill quickly. 

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Dakota County Sheriff's Office

Explorer's Program

The Dakota County Sheriff's Explorer Program, run by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office in partnership with Learning For Life, is a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing young adults (14 - 20 years of age) to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice careers. Explorers are trained by department advisors in law enforcement techniques, community policing, crime prevention and first aid. This program helps prepare participants for a career in law enforcement and beyond.

Internship Opportunities

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office enhances the training and education of students pursuing careers in law enforcement, corrections and criminal justice, so students gain practical experience. Interns have the opportunity to shadow deputies within various divisions in effort to provide them with a holistic view of the many opportunities available at the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office.

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