Center Intern Update: Andrea Atkinson

This summer I have been interning with the National District Attorneys Association, which is located in Northern Virginia. The NDAA was formed in 1950 by local prosecutors to give a focal point to advance their causes and issues at the national level. Issues the NDAA focuses on include child abuse, animal abuse, litigation, drug policy, guns and gang violence, and violence against women. 

One of my major projects this summer was to begin a comprehensive sentencing guideline manual. This manual, when complete, will include laws from all 50 states for crimes committed against children, elders, and repeat offenders. 

In addition, I was able to complete various online training workshops. Working with the NDAA and working on projects such as the sentencing guideline allowed me to examine issues from a prosecutor’s viewpoint and gain a completely different prospective than I had from previous internships.

Twenty Days of Interns: Andrea Atkinson

This summer, 20 Center for Global Justice, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law interns are spread across four states and ten countries, going not only with the Gospel, but also with legal training and a passion to see the Lord’s justice carried out on a fallen earth.

Andrea worked for the National District Attorneys Association, which is located in Alexandria, Virginia. The NDAA was formed in 1950 by local prosecutors to give a focal point to advance their causes and issues at the national level. The issues NDAA focuses on include child abuse, animal abuse, and gang violence.

In addition to representing the views of prosecutors at the national level, the NDAA also provides prosecutors with various resources and training seminars. Andrea's primary project was to research and compile sentencing guidelines for various crimes, including those against minors, for prosecutors to use in every state.

Whether fighting sex trafficking in India and Indonesia, advocating against partial-birth abortion in Europe, advancing the rule of law in Uganda, or securing religious freedom in Bulgaria and South Africa, our interns are making a difference.

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