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Scott Wolfe

Professor

510 Baker Hall

wolfesc1@msu.edu

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Biography

Scott Wolfe is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Additionally, he is the Director of the Michigan Justice Statistics Center. Scott received his PhD in criminology and criminal justice from Arizona State University. His research focuses on policing, organizational justice, and criminological theory and has been funded by organizations such as the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and Bureau of Justic

Education

PhD 2012, Arizona State University

MA 2008, University of Louisville

BA 2006, Ohio Northern University

Publications

Knode, J.,* Carter, T., & Wolfe, S.E. (2025). Beyond identification: A problem-oriented approach to diagnosing racial disparities in policing. Journal of Quantitative Criminology.

Wolfe, S.E., Rojek, J., McLean, K., & Alpert, G.P. (2020). Advancing social interaction training to reduce the likelihood of officer use of force events. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Knode, J.,* Wolfe, S.E., & Carter, T.* (2024). Pulling back the veil of darkness: A proposed roadmap to disentangle racial disparities in traffic stops, a research note. Criminology.

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Research and Grants

Police Training Evaluation in Southeast Michigan.

FY 2023 Michigan State Justice Statistics Program.