Biosketch
James Duggan is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies. He received a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Western New England College in 2001, and a M.A. in Criminal Justice from UMass Lowell in 2014. He began his professional career in 1991 as a correction officer at MCI Concord, and in 2018 honorably retired from the Mass. State Police (MSP) upon completion of a 25-year career with the agency. During his tenure with the MSP James performed patrol functions for a combined 13 years as a trooper and sergeant in assignments throughout the Commonwealth. The remainder of his career was split between the Division of Investigative Services and the Division of Homeland Security and Preparedness, in assignments to the Middlesex District Attorney’s State Police Detective Unit (SPDU), FBI Boston’s Organized Crime Squad, the Commonwealth Fusion Center, and FBI Boston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Hehas investigated international drug trafficking and Eurasian Organized Crime, held a top secret/sensitive compartmented information security clearance, and retired with the rank of Detective Lieutenant, as the commanding officer of the MSP’s Anti-Terrorism Unit. Among the awards bestowed upon Jim during his career were the Middlesex District Attorney’s Latham-Moynihan Award for contributions to the DA’s SPDU, the DEA’s 2011 Enrique S. Camarena Award for contributions to drug prevention, and FBI Boston’s Award of Excellence for his contributions to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing response and investigation.
James Duggan’s research interests include the application of criminological theory to the etiology of radicalization and terrorism, the social ecology of radicalization and terrorism, and identification of convergent/divergent characteristics of crime and terrorism. In addition, he is interested in developing effective counterterrorism measures based upon valid empirical findings within the context of his professional experience.