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JLA’s faculty successfully combines academic and practitioner perspectives, with a commitment to academic excellence,
professionalism and integrity.
Our full-time faculty instructors are experienced professionals in law enforcement, criminology, corrections and law,
who are committed to providing relevant, challenging courses that not only develop students’ minds but enhance
their career opportunities.<\/p>

JLA also has a full complement of dedicated adjunct faculty who have exceptional credentials and experience.
Several have been with us for a decade or more.<\/p>

Adjunct Faculty<\/a><\/p>

Dr. Mohsen Alizadeh\"Headshot<\/p>

Associate Professor<\/em><\/p>

Office:<\/b> WH 126 B<\/p>

E-Mail:<\/b>\u00a0AlizadehM@wcsu.edu<\/u><\/a><\/p>

Phone:<\/strong> 203-837-8597<\/p>

Professor Alizadeh holds Ph.D. degree in Criminal Justice from the City University of New York (Graduate Center), Master of Philosophy from The City University of New York, Master\u2019s Degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Master\u2019s Degree in Criminal Law and Criminology from Azad university of Tehran, and bachelor\u2019s degree of Law from Azad University of Rafsanjan.<\/p>

Dr. Alizadeh joined the Division of Justice and Law Administration in 2016 with many years of teaching experience. Prior to joining Western Connecticut State University, Dr. Alizadeh was teaching at the State University of New York, Montclair State University of New Jersey, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice.<\/p>

Dr. Alizadeh\u2019s research focuses on theory testing in Criminology, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, and Policing Systems. He is also interested in Responsible Artificial Intelligence and Ethical AI-related issues.<\/p>

Professor Alizadeh is very interested in multicultural issues. He loves to travel and visit different countries.<\/p>

Dr. Hasan Arslan<\/span> \"Headshot<\/span><\/h2>

Professor, Chair, Division of Justice and Law Administration<\/em><\/p>

Office:<\/b> WH 322 E<\/p>

E-Mail: <\/b>Arslanh@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>

Phone:<\/strong> 203-837-8463<\/p>

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Hasan T. Arslan joined the Division of Justice and Law Administration in 2018 with more than ten years of teaching experience. He received his Ph.D. degree in Criminal Justice from the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University of Huntsville, Texas. His doctoral dissertation involved one of the most massive Eco-terrorism databases in the world. Dr. Arslan also holds a law degree from Marmara University in Istanbul Turkey.<\/p>

Dr. Arslan emphasizes the data-driven, scientific approach to identifying and analyzing the large datasets related to police use of force (officer-involved shootings), terrorism & homeland security and criminal profiling. His primary research project, Statistics Help Officer Training (SHOT) database involves an ongoing comprehensive data collection to define and consolidate information of police shooting incidents throughout the United States. The primary objective of the SHOT is to establish a repository of national data, which can be statistically, spatially and temporally analyzed to understand the dynamics of deadly encounters.<\/p>

Dr. Arslan worked nine years for the Institute for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG aka Center for Business Analytics in the University of New Haven, CT). The non-profit research institution was created to test the feasibility of using a relational database to identify trends, relationships, and tactics of terrorist groups using only open source information. ISVG was awarded second place for the 2007 Noblis Innovations in Homeland Security Award (nationwide) out of top five finalists by Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. As a supervisor and assistant director, he did many presentations to many officials from various governmental and non-governmental agencies and was able to develop data collection strategies on critical topics (terrorism & organized crime activities) particularly for our funding agencies like U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Military).<\/p>

Dr. Arslan published journal articles, book chapters, book reviews, conference proceedings as well as appeared in foreign press articles. He has made numerous panel presentations at national and regional conferences and has been invited as a guest speaker at various events.<\/p>

In 2022, Dr. Arslan founded the Homeland Security Master’s Program as part of the Justice and Law Administration Division at WCSU and was appointed coordinator.<\/p>

Terrence P. Dwyer\"Headshot<\/p>

Professor
CSU Professor<\/em><\/p>

Office:<\/b> WH 126C<\/p>

E-Mail: <\/b>DwyerT@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>

Phone:<\/strong> 203-837-3288<\/p>

Education:<\/strong><\/p>