{"id":179,"date":"2026-03-06T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:32:26","slug":"leadership-and-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/?page_id=179","title":{"rendered":"Leadership and Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"179\" class=\"elementor elementor-179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31fb021 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31fb021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4089221 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4089221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e680ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e680ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>High School Students &#8211; 1 Week Summer Internship<\/strong><\/h2><p>Prosecutor Lynn Deddens sponsors high school student development through the Leadership and Law Program as part of the Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecutor\u2019s Office.\u00a0 The program is co-sponsored with Judge Sally McLaughlin and is designed to assist students with developing knowledge about the criminal justice system, gaining clarity on future career options, and providing practical hands-on experience while having fun!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>Leadership and Law is a summer internship program targeted to High School Students entering their Sophomore, Junior or Senior year in the following Fall school year.\u00a0\u00a0 It is a one-week intensive internship that provides a valuable opportunity for students to observe, interact and utilize leadership skills while participating in a program providing insight into careers in law, law enforcement, and government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8670a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb8670a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61b9b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeadershipLaw.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-181\" alt=\"Summer Internship Program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeadershipLaw.jpg 750w, https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeadershipLaw-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddb95a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dddb95a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f53c60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f53c60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4b681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c4b681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interns.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-182\" alt=\"Interns Professional Experience\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interns.jpg 616w, https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interns-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcc897 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dcc897\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6bebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6bebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Students will learn from professionals and experience:<\/h3><ul class=\"fa-ul\"><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>Real court in action<\/li><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>First-hand experience with CSI crime scene technology by investigating a mock crime<\/li><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>Develop leadership skills and interact with community leaders<\/li><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>Participate in mock trial proceeding based on the mock crime investigated<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b00070 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b00070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86389a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86389a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Summer 2026 Leadership and Law<\/h3><p>The Summer 2026 Program will occur Monday, June 8 &#8211; Friday June 12.\u00a0 Interested students should submit an application and short essay on: &#8220;Why you would like to participate in the Leadership and Law Program&#8221; to the Prosecutor&#8217;s Office through Kristina Martin.\u00a0 Applications and essays are due no later\u00a0April 3, 2026 for the Summer 2026 Program.\u00a0 We plan to accept 12 students into the program this year and acceptance this year will be communicated no later than April 17th.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8905ddc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8905ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9148a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fe9148a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/pdfs\/LeadershipLaw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">OVERVIEW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17984b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17984b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/pdfs\/LeadershipLaw_Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">APPLICATION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53800a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53800a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e622c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e622c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interested students, please contact Kristina Martin for more information:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kmartin@dearbornohioprosecutor.com\">kmartin@dearbornohioprosecutor.com<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Learn more from past students on their experience with the program.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136efa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"136efa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/pdfs\/TheStudentExperience.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW FLIER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High School Students &#8211; 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