National Security and Public Safety

Overview

Director: Dr. William L. Tafoya,
Professor,
Ph.D., University of Maryland



The national security and public safety program is the result of the collaborative efforts of the Criminal Justice and Political Science Departments at the University of New Haven. The program operates at our main campus in West Haven, Connecticut as well as our Albuquerque, New Mexico satellite campus. Students applying to the program should therefore designate the campus to which they are applying.

The national security program provides students with an understanding of the fundamental principles of the legal charter, presidential executive orders, and the framework which guides the operation of national security agencies.  Specifically, the role and function of the U.S. agencies comprising the intelligence community will be analyzed.  The concentration in Information Protection and Security provides a unique approach to the issues of cyberterrorism and the protection of information management systems within our national security agencies. Research issues in public safety emergency management and homeland security will be emphasized. Finally, corporate security and its new relationship to the role of homeland and national security will comprise a rich element of research inquiry. While the number of such programs has grown nationwide, UNH's program was the first of its kind having been developed prior to 9/11. Visit  http://www.newhaven.edu/20624/  to learn more.