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
Read moreEducation
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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Read moreResearch and Grants
Police Training Evaluation in Southeast Michigan.
FY 2023 Michigan State Justice Statistics Program.