During my stay, I assisted two University of Maryland professors, Dr. Richardson and Dr. St. Vil, in their study entitled "The Intersections of Risky Behaviors related to HIV and violent victimization among black men. Essentially, this study examined risk factors for repeated violent injury and HIV risk behaviors of young black men. Another intern and I were the only ones responsible for working on this project with the teachers. We transcribed and coded the victims’ qualitative ethnographic interviews. Through coding, we demonstrated qualitative analysis and inter-rater reliability by discussing themes present across all interviews. We found that all interviewees had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder; they all have had experiences of violence and experiences with the criminal justice system that began when they were juveniles; most had used drugs, including marijuana, alcohol, synthetic marijuana, ecstasy, and heroin; most have perpetuated the “Street Code” mentality and hypermasculine ideals; and many had poor relationships with their families and/or bad childhood experiences. Participating in this study was undoubtedly a proud research achievement and related to my interest in finding out what issues cause a person to engage in crime. After graduation, my goal is to attend graduate school and obtain my doctorate in criminology or psychology.