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Bill Crowley

William J. Crowley, J.D.

Associate Professor and Chair, Justice, Law and Security
(412) 536-1191

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

  • Associate Professor and the Department Chair at La Roche University’s Department of Justice, Law and Security
  • Subject matter expert and consultant to the media in the fields of national security, white collar crime, confidential human sources and police tactics
  • Attorney-at-law with a specialized interest in the areas of national security and constitutional law
  • Retired special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

  • J.D., New England School of Law, 1989
  • B.S., University of Connecticut, 1984
  • Division 1 Scholarship Athlete
  • Attorney-at-Law, Member of the Pennsylvania Bar, 1991 – Present
  • Graduate, FBI Instructor/Specialization Courses, 1998
  • Police Training
  • Legal Advisor
  • Media Relations
  • Graduate, FBI Academy, New Agent Training, Quantico, Virginia, 1990
  • Tactical Emergency Vehicle Operations
  • FBI Certified Counterintelligence Investigator
  • Human Source Development Coordinator/Instructor

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • Awarded University of Connecticut Athletic Medallion for Athletic and Academic Achievement, 1984

    COURSES TAUGHT:

    • Introduction to Criminal Justice
    • Intelligence Analysis & Presentation Techniques
    • Police & Society
    • Criminal Investigations
    • Constitutional Law
    • International Justice Systems
    • Criminal Justice Capstone

      PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND NATIONAL SECURITY FIELDS:

      • Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1990-2017
      • Investigation of Violent Crime/Major Offenders
      • Coordinated Pittsburgh FBI’s Media Program
      • Coordinated Pittsburgh FBI’s Confidential Human Source Program
      • Supervised Western Pennsylvania’s Crimes Against Children Task Force
      • Investigation of Terrorism
      • Team leader of a seven-year international counterintelligence investigation. Techniques utilized included Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), undercover operations and covert searches.
      • Teaching Law Enforcement Personnel 
      • Certified as a police instructor by the FBI for approximately 15 years and instructed hundreds of police officers in subjects ranging from Constitutional Law to media relations.
      • Student-taught high school students. Qualified for teaching certification for high school for the state of Connecticut, Spring 1984.
      • Adjunct Professor, La Roche University 2005-2012, taught Constitutional Law

      JOINED LA ROCHE AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE:

      Aug. 1, 2017