Hello,

My name is Kevin Watts, and I am an adjunct instructor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security. I worked in the law enforcement field for more than 23 years and I recently retired from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG), where I served as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC). My team supported OIG’s mission by investigating a wide variety of criminal, civil, and administrative violations in Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. I also assisted field operations by providing instructional support and guidance to other field agents. For example, as a Certified Technical Investigator (CTI), firearms/non-lethal training ammunition instructor, and certified force science analyst, I regularly assisted with curriculum development, law enforcement training, and mentoring for newly hired criminal investigators. 

In 2018, I began assisting the Inspector General Criminal Investigator Academy (IGCIA) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) as an adjunct instructor. In my free time, I teach wide range of criminal justice & emergency service administration courses at various academic institutions. I have a Bachelor of Applied Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master of Science in Criminology.