William Tafoya


Faculty Member
William L. Tafoya
Title:Professor
Director, National Security Program
Director, Forensic Computer Investigation Program
College: Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Dept: Criminal Justice
Phone:203.479.4507
Email: wtafoya@newhaven.edu

Office:

300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516


Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1986
M.P.A., University of Southern California, 1974
B.S., San Jose State University, 1973

Published Books and Articles

  • "Reflections on the Future: Does Corrections Need to Look Ahead?" (2009)
  • "Criminal Investigation Analysis & Behavior: Characteristics of Computer Criminals" (2006)
  • "The FBI CyberCops" (2005)
  • "Information Age Threats to Intellectual Property" (2004)
  • "Intellectual Property: Information Age Threats & Opportunities" (2002) 

Courses Taught

NSP 602
NSP Personnel Security Programs

NSP 641
National Security World and National Threat Modeling

NSP 642
Integrated Studies of the Intelligence and Counterintelligence Communities

NSP 643
Seminar in Sensitive Evaluation, Techniques, Safeguards, and Countermeasures

NSP 644
Cross-Impact Analysis: National Security Future Issues

NSP 680
Research Methods in National Security

CJ 600
Computer Crime: Legal Issues and Investigation Procedures

CJ 603
Internet Vulnerabilities and Criminal Activity

CJ 659
Futures Research: Long-Range Planning & Forcasting in Criminal Justice

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









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Dr. Tafoya is a retired Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His research interests focus on analytical (software) tools in Intelligence Studies as well as behavioral assessment of computer criminals.
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