Bringing Terrorists to Justice: Investigation and Adjudication
Dr. Thomas OConnor is a comparative criminologist known for his expertise in the theoretical aspects (etiology, jurisprudence, ethics) of his discipline as well as applied areas (forensics, profiling, investigation, intelligence, terrorism & disaster studies). His main interests involve critical issues in homeland security and terrorism. He teaches and manages the undergraduate program in criminal justice/homeland security at Austin Peay State University where he also directs the Institute for Global Security Studies. He is actively involved in grant writing, course development, conference presentations, and of course, teaching. He combines over thirteen years of teaching experience with about ten years of uniformed or civilian positions within various criminal justice, military, and government agencies (e.g, corrections, policing, intelligence and defense agencies). He is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in several areas, and occasionally takes on tasks involving international capacity-building. He holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a masters from the University of Illinois, and a bachelors from Knox College. He is the author of articles in such venues as Contemporary Criminal Justice, Varieties of Criminology, Journal of Security Administration, Journal of the Institute of Justice and International Studies, Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Encyclopedia of Counterintelligence, Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, and the Encyclopedia of Criminology. He provides extensive information about a wide range of justice-related topics in the form of lecture notes at his Internet website known as MegaLinks in Criminal Justice.