Scott Wolfe

Scott Wolfe is a Professor, Associate Director, and Director of the PhD Program at the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University. He also serves as Director of the Michigan Justice Statistics Center and has secured funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, and Bureau of Justice Statistics.

• PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University (2012)
• MA in Criminal Justice, University of Louisville (2008)
• BA in Criminal Justice, Ohio Northern University (2006)

Scott's research focuses on policing, organizational justice, and criminological theory. He evaluates police training programs for mental health crisis response, disabilities, and driver training, while also studying police supervisor-employee relations, use of force predictors, procedural justice, and the Ferguson Effect.

His recent publications address racial disparities in traffic stops, police training effectiveness, de-policing impacts on crime, and procedural justice mechanisms. These works span criminology, public policy, and data analytics, with awards from the American Society of Criminology and Justice Information Resource Network.

• American Society of Criminology Division of Policing Outstanding Student Article Award (2024)
• Justice Information Resource Network’s Douglas Yearwood Publication Award (2025, Small SAC division)

Scott leads funded projects such as the evaluation of police training programs in Southeast Michigan ($125,000) and the Michigan State Justice Statistics Program ($224,997). His team partners with agencies like the Michigan State Police to analyze disparities and develop training solutions.