Weekly Activity Reports

Each week the student intern will be required to submit to the Agency
Coordinator and then the Internship Coordinator a typed weekly activity
report (log) summarizing his/her daily activities. This report should be a
clear, concise, and accurate account o the types o activities the intern
participated in and/or observed.
!uring the week, interns should make notes o their observations,
thoughts, questions, and eelings.
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#t the end o $ve working days, interns
should type their daily observations being certain to leave out any names,
situations, or activities that are con$dential. The typed weekly activity
report should be submitted to the agency coordinator every %onday or
his/her approval and then orwarded to the university internship
coordinator. &t is the intern's responsibility to make sure weekly reports
are orwarded to the university internship coordinator. (eekly reports may
be a)ed or mailed to the &nternship *oordinator. #gency *oordinator's are
also welcome to orward the intern's report through her/his proessional e+
mail address to the internship coordinator (,ote- the proessional e+mail
address will act as a signature and release o inormation recorded).
&nterns should always prooread their reports beore submitting them to
their agency coordinator or approval. E.ective communication skills are
mandatory i an individual is to be successul in their career pursuits.
(ithin the criminal /ustice $eld, an individual with inadequate
communication skills (oral and written) will endure many rustrations and
setbacks during their career (assuming they are ortunate to obtain
employment within the $eld). Thereore, students must work hard during
their internship by identiying and correcting their inadequacies to
develop into a stronger candidate or employment.
The ollowing weekly reports represent di.erent, but acceptable,
activity report styles. The memo heading report sample is the preerred
style o the internship coordinator. &nterns are encouraged to be creative
concerning the overall appearance o their weekly reports. 0owever, each
report must contain the ollowing- intern's name, current address
(including (&1 e+mail address), phone number, agency name, agency
coordinator's name, address, and phone number. #dditionally, each report
should be properly numbered and contain the total hours completed or
the week.
*If you engage in note taking during your observations, it is recommended that you share your notes
with the agency personnel around you and explain why you are maintaining a log, i.e., university
requirement. Taking notes during the event may have an effect on what people say and how they act
around you.
Weekly Activity Report (Log)
Western Illinois University
School of Law Enforcement and !stice Administration
Week "!m#er $- %ay 22, 201X through May 00, 201X (40 hours)
3or the $rst week o my internship, & participated in a tour o the department
and was introduced to various personnel. 3ollowing a detailed orientation to the
department's internship program, & received my special pro/ect assignment and
then began to e)perience the communications division.
The second day o internship involved my assignment to the patrol division.
%ost o the day was spent on tra4c enorcement. 54cer 6ones showed me the
proper way to issue a citation or an e)pired registration and speeding. & also
had the opportunity to observe the investigation o two tra4c accidents, a
car/van $re, and an overturned tractor+trailer.
(ednesday, & observed ollow+up investigations, including thet o gasoline, a
reported stolen car, criminal damage to vehicle, and a complaint concerning
obscene telephone calls. (e also attempted to arrest three people on
outstanding warrants7 however, we were unable to locate the suspects.
Thursday, & attended a course on First Responder Training and Certication
sponsored by the Mo!i"e Training #nit.
5n the last day o the week, & was assigned to the patrol unit responsible or
the northeast section o the county. The morning was spent attempting to serve
arrest warrants and investigating a car $re. 8ater in the day we helped search
or two missing /uveniles. & am happy to report that they were located and
returned to their parents.
&n summary, the week was spent becoming amiliar with the area and the
department. 9ince all o our reports were minor in nature, the o4cers could
conduct ollow+up investigations themselves. This provided the opportunity to
observe the handling o a case rom noti$cation to conclusion or reerral. & look
orward to continuing my relationship with the members o the (est *ounty
9heri.'s 54ce.
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Weekly Activity Report (Log)
Western Illinois University
School of Law Enforcement and !stice Administration
$ee% o& August 00 through August 00, 20XX (40 hours)'
%onday& A!g!st ''( & was given a tour o the di.erent divisions and
acilities at <T9 9ecurity &nc. !uring the tour, we discussed the unctions and
security requirements o the various acilities. 8ater, & attended a brie$ng
conducted by <ate 9mith, who stressed the importance o saeguarding
classi$ed inormation and other company sensitive inormation.
)!esday& A!g!st ''( & continued to amiliarize mysel with the security
o4ce, my duties and responsibilities and the people within our o4ce. & began
sorting and analyzing property passes $ltered through our o4ce.
Wednesday& A!g!st ''( & continued sorting and analyzing property passes
or most o the day. & analyzed and authorized key and lock coring requests
submitted by various departments. & also attended the $rst session o a
weeklong training seminar. <ate 9mith conducted the seminar that covered the
undamentals o leadership. (e discussed general management philosophies.
)h!rsday& A!g!st ''( & began sorting various locks to locate combinations
or those locks. & continued to analyze property passes to check or proper
authorization and to con$rm the destination. & was also positioned on a stakeout
or most o the aternoon to possibly witness criminal activity. &n the
Funda(enta"s o& )eadership *e(inar, we discussed procedures to use or new
hire orientation.
*riday& A!g!st ''( The security sta. held a co.ee and donut party to
celebrate my birthday. &t was a pleasant surprise. & met with the locksmith at
<T9 9ecurity &nc. to discuss requisitions or keys to be made. This is one o my
regular duties. & began to gather inormation and conduct interviews in support
o an investigation that & am presently working on. &n the Funda(enta"s o&
)eadership *e(inar, we discussed leadership qualities and the di.erent types
o leadership.
S!mmary Statement( This was an en/oyable and inormative week. & ound
the surveillance activity and the training seminar to be very interesting. & hope
ne)t week is as productive and educational.
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Monday, January 00, 201X ? I began my first day of internship with a tour of the agency and
introductions to agency personnel. I had a meeting with my agency coordinator and we discussed my
schedule for the upcoming weeks. I reviewed departmental polices, rules and regulations, and then spent
the rest of my shift in the communications center.
Tuesday, January 00, 201X I arrived at the department at 3:@8. !s I was preparing to go on patrol with
Afficer 0ones, a call came in of a house fire close to our location. +hen we arrived at the scene, I was able
to watch how the *. and '. work together. Afficers 0ones and =oberts begin trying to figure out who the
homeowner was and their location while the *. was putting out the fire. !fter knocking on some doors,
the officers found out that the owner had recently evicted his tenants and left for (astern (urope. +hile it
seemed strange that someone would evict their tenant and have their property burned ;ust after they left the
country, *. personnel indicated that there was no evidence of foul play. This took up the remainder of the
shift and we headed back to the station.
Wednesday, January 00, 201X ? .etective !dams used this day to work on some ongoing surveillances
as well as to talk to me about the finer points of watching high crime areas or following a driver without
being seen. ,nfortunately, we did not gain any new intelligence after watching a couple of locations. I did
however learn a lot about working undercover, and specifically working with %=)66. +hile those
surveillances proved to be unsuccessful, ;ust before heading in, .etective !dams took me to one of the
local head shops to check out some of the paraphernalia. +hat impressed me is that .etective !dams had
what might be called a working relationship with the owner. !t this point, I realiBed the importance of
being proactive and developing positive relationships with all of the people in your area, even those that
are potentially living outside of the law.
Thursday, January 00, 201X ? +hile our day started out with some surveillance, .etective !dams,
Afficer 0ones, and myself could not have guessed what would be coming next. !s we were about to start
watching one of the local houses a call of shots fired came over the radio. +e of course responded as
quickly as possible. +hen we arrived on scene, the %heriffs Affice had already closed off the street, and
the .eputies on scene did not waste any time in securing the area around the house. I obviously had to stay
in the staging area, but I was able to listen to the radio traffic. !fter a short time, the %+!T team showed
up to relieve the county officers. !fter the county officers were allowed to clear the scene, several hours
after the ordeal beganC they headed for a well deserved break. %omething that impressed me is that without
even really consciously mentioning it, the officers headed into a "I%. 1"ritical Incident %tress
.ebriefing5. They talked about what went well, what went wrong, and what they could do differently. This
was definitely the sign of a solid team. Dy the time this all ended it was time to head back to the station
and call it a night.
Friday, January 00, 201X Ey last day with .etective !dams can definitively be described as fast and
furious. Aur day began with the transport of a small time drug dealer. I was again able to see how the
intake process works. !fter dropping the sub;ect off, I watched Afficers (dwards and 0ones fill out the
necessary paperwork, which included the initial processing of evidence. Fou may notice that I mention
Afficer 0ones again. !s it turns out, patrol officers often have the option to assist other units. This fact
really impressed me and I think it is great that within the police department the "hief is more concerned
with giving his officers the resources needed to complete a task and not ;ust with keeping them in their
ranks. !fter a short break, we went out to 0acks Gentlemens "lub. !pparently the owner has had some
problems with rival gangs tagging the building. +e spoke briefly to the owner, and as we were ready to
leave a van pulled up smelling strongly of cannabis. The officers stopped the van and after a search, put
one of the passengers in custody for the possession of a controlled substance. 0ust as things were slowing
down, a highly intoxicated pair of individuals pulled into the parking lot and backed into another car.
.uring the initial contact, one of the passengers tried to run and the other attacked Afficer 0ones. The
struggle was short, but during the struggle, Afficer 0ones in;ured his elbow. !fter returning to the station,
Afficer 0ones decided to go to the hospital to have his in;uries looked at. This unfortunately cut my day
short, but after all the initial excitementC I was more than ready to head home.
Summary Statement I found my first week to be very exciting and educational. I was exposed to new
things and realiBed the importance of working together as a team and sharing responsibilities. I am looking
forward to next weeks assignment with the personnel on the 2)99 p.m. shift.
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