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Student at Mississippi College Lands INTERPOL Washington Internship


Mississippi College professor Godfrey Garner and Administration of Justice Director Harry Porter flank MC student Jamal Green in front of Nelson Hall in early December. Green, 23, is headed to Washington, D.C. to begin an internship with the Interpol law enforcement agency beginning in January 2016. He's due to receive his bachelor's degree from the MC program December 18.

At a critical time when the world is stepping up its fight against ISIS and other terrorist threats, INTERPOL Washington is part of that effort to link police organizations around the globe.

Part of the U.S. Department of Justice, INTERPOL is a growing law enforcement agency where Mississippi College graduating senior Jamal Green has landed a prestigious internship.

With many family members in the military and law enforcement Green, 23, seems to be a perfect fit for the assignment in Washington, D.C. beginning January 19.

On track to receive his bachelor’s degree on December 18 in the administration of justice, Green has remained committed to a law enforcement career since he was a young boy.

“I’m into it,” Green said after Mississippi College Administration of Justice leaders announced his internship in early December.

Driving his passion for law enforcement, Jamal noted his mother was killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. At the time, his mom worked as a Pentagon employee.

Jamal will never forget her death along with many of her colleagues at U.S. Defense Department headquarters that horrific day. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during the 2001 attacks on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center in New York City and in an airliner crashing in rural Pennsylvania.

Harry Porter, director of MC’s Administration of Justice Program, and professor Godfrey Garner, both envision a bright future for Jamal Green.

“He is committed to his career and doesn’t cut any corners educationally,” Garner said Wednesday.

A native of Washington, D.C., Green also has deep roots in Mississippi. He is a 2011 graduate of Eastside High in Cleveland, and a transfer student from Hinds Community College. At Mississippi College, Jamal is a member of the nation’s criminal justice honor society Phi Zeta Rho.

During his stint as an intern in 2016, Green should feel right at home with a number of family members living in metro Washington. His grandfather and others in the family have worked in law enforcement for decades.

INTERPOL Washington enhances cooperation and exchanges information with police organizations in more than 190 countries around the globe. It provides high-tech and operational support to fight crime and terrorists in the 21st Century.

“This will be a great opportunity,” Green says.

The Mississippi College senior isn’t finished with his education. He expects to attend graduate school at an institution like the University of Maryland, George Washington University or George Mason University.

MC Administration of Justice professors, Jamal said, deserve much of the credit for making his career dreams happen.