Vera Institute of Justice · 7 hours ago
Summer 2026 - Research Intern, Beyond Jails
Brooklyn, NY
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$17/hr - $25/hr
Start in 2026 SummerVera Institute of Justice is dedicated to reducing the nation's dependence on jails through community-driven solutions. The Research Intern role offers a college or graduate-level student the opportunity to support data analysis and research projects that inform policy and advocacy efforts related to jail decarceration.
Innovation ManagementLaw EnforcementSocial Impact
Responsibilities
Support ongoing mixed methods research projects
Review, organize, and analyze publicly available datasets
Build skills in applied research, written communication, and systemic analysis
Catalogue data sources and gather administrative, budget, and socio-economic datasets
Document data cleaning processes, research procedures, and emerging findings
Prepare and research summaries and brief reports for internal teams and external audiences
Gain experience working in a fast-moving, collaborative team on advancing policy advocacy work
Qualification
Required
Experience conducting analysis of quantitative data, ideally related to criminal justice or other social policy issues, either on your own or in collaboration with a professor and/or full-time researchers
Comfort working with quantitative data, preparing data for analysis, conducting descriptive and statistical analysis
Commitment to advancing racial and gender equity in work
Curiosity about emerging research and advocacy in the criminal justice space
Strong writing skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Proficient in R/RStudio statistical package
Preferred
Professional, personal or academic engagement with issues of mass incarceration and mass criminalization
Experience conducting research using different methods (quant analysis, analysis of interview and survey data, archival research, etc.)
Proficiency in data visualization, database, and/or coding tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau and other statistical softwares (Stata, SPSS)
Benefits
Merit pay
Generous paid time off
A comprehensive health insurance plan
Student loan repayment benefits
Professional development training opportunities
Up to $2,000 annual for education costs and fees relevant to Vera work
Employer-funded retirement plan
Flexible time
Company
Vera Institute of Justice
Vera Institute of Justice is an independent nonprofit national research and policy organization.
Founded in 1961
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.25MKey Investors
Chubb
2023-03-21Grant· $0.25M
Leadership Team
Insha Rahman
Vice President, Advocacy and Partnerships
Tracey Wilmot
Vice President, Chief People Officer
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