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    Douglas Orr, Ph.D.

    Douglas Orr

    Department Head

    Phone706-867-3084

    Office locationHansford Hall, 347, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Disaster Management, Homeland Security, Major Crimes Investigations, Criminal Justice Labor Management Issues

    Overview

    Douglas A. Orr is a 30-year law enforcement veteran who has served as a commissioned law enforcement officer in South Carolina, Idaho, and Washington. He is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the years, Dr. Orr has assumed various roles such as Collision Reconstructionist, Street Crimes, Truancy, Sexual Assault and Polygraph. He retired in 2016 as a Detective in the Major Crimes Unit of the Spokane Police Department in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Orr now serves as the Department Head of the Criminal Justice Department at the University of North Georgia.

    Dr. Orr also holds membership in the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), the American Society of Criminologists (ASC), and the Homicide Research Working Group (HRWG). He is nationally certified as a polygraph examiner through the American Polygraph Association and is certified as an EnCE computer forensic examiner. He is proficient with SPSS.

    Courses Taught

    • CRJU 2004 Criminology
    • CRJU 4000 Criminal Investigations
    • CRJU 4001 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
    • CRJU 4310 Criminal Typologies
    • CRJU 4325 Homeland Security
    • CRJU 4530 Cybercrime and Digital Investigation
    • CRJU 7112 Police & Society
    • CRJU 7120 Forensic Behavioral Analysis

    Education

    • Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Washington State University, 2005
    • M.S., Cybersecurity, Saint Leo University , 2017
    • MBA, Human Resources, Saint Leo University, 2011
    • M.A., Organizational Leadership, Gonzaga University, 2002

    Research/Special Interests

    Cybersecurity; Cybercrime; Disaster Management; Homeland Security; Major Crimes Investigations; Criminal Justice Labor Management Issues

    Publications

    • Orr, Douglas A. and Rachel Gover. (2019). The Internet of Things: An Analysis of Insecurity. The Journal of Saint Leo University’s College of Education and Social Services, Vol. I (2).
    • Orr, Douglas A. and Buddy Tidwell. (2019). Critical Thinking and the Digital Forensics Examiner. Journal of Forensic Sciences and Digital Investigation, 2019(2): 69-77.
    • Orr, Douglas A. and Drew M. Lancaster. (2018). Cryptocurrency and the Blockchain: A Discussion of Forensic Needs. International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics, 7(4): 420-435.
    • Orr, Douglas A. and Alvi Castro. (2018). Whatsapp Messenger on the Android Platform: A Forensic Examination of a Physical Device. Forensic Sciences: Methods and Techniques, 2018 (1), pp. 04-19.
    • Orr, Douglas A. and Peter White. (2018). Current State of Forensic Acquisition for IaaS Cloud Services. Journal of Forensic Sciences & Criminal Investigation, Vol. 10, Issue 1.
    • Reid, Andrew L. and Douglas Orr. (2018). Bitcoin Investigations: Evolving Methodologies and Case Studies. Journal of Forensic Research, Vol. 9, Issue 3.
    • Orr, Douglas A. and Laura Sanchez. (2017, Forthcoming). Alexa, Did You Get That? Determining the Evidentiary Value of Amazon Echo® and Alexa related data. Digital Investigation: The International Journal of Digital Forensics and Incident Response, *Revise and Resubmit currently underway.
    • Orr, Douglas A. and Michael Reiter. (2017, October). Cisco’s Jabber: A Closer Look with a Python Script. International Journal of Forensic Computer Science, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 22-30.
    • Paterline, Brent A. and Douglas Orr. (2016, December). Adaption to Prison and Inmate Self-Concept. Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Vol. 4. No. 2, pp. 70-79.
    • Moran, John and Douglas A. Orr. (2012, April 26). The Automatic Crash Recovery: Internet Explorer's black box. Journal of Digital Forensics, Security & Law, Vol. 7. No. 3.

    Work Experience

    Academic Experience

    2020-Present
    Department Head
    Department of Criminal Justice
    University of North Georgia

    2020-Present
    Associate Professor
    Department of Criminal Justice
    University of North Georgia

    2017-Present
    Assistant Department Head
    Department of Criminal Justice
    University of North Georgia

    2016-Present
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Criminal Justice
    University of North Georgia

    2006-2016
    Adjunct Professor
    Department of Sociology
    Gonzaga University

    2006-2012
    Adjunct Professor
    Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
    Washington State University – Spokane

    Professional Experience

    2004-2016
    Pacific Research & Consulting LLC,
    Spokane, Washington.

    1996-2016
    Spokane Police Department,
    Spokane, Washington.

    1992-1996
    Idaho State Police,
    Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

    1987-1992
    Greenville Police Department,
    Greenville, South Carolina.

    Curriculum Vitae

    Douglas Orr's CV (PDF)
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