Kevin T. Wolff

Kevin T. Wolff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a member of the doctoral faculty for the Criminal Justice Doctoral Program at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. His research focuses on juvenile justice, dynamic risk assessment, and the impact of childhood adversity on offending behavior.

• Ph.D., Criminology, Florida State University (2014)
• M.S., Criminology, Florida State University (2010)
• B.A., Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno (2007)

Dr. Wolff's work integrates quantitative methods to study antisocial behavior among justice-involved youth, emphasizing modifiable risk factors and trauma-informed interventions. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Justice Quarterly and Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.

• Tory J. Caeti Memorial Award
• Feliks Gross Award

As a mentor and doctoral advisor, Dr. Wolff supports emerging criminological scholars. His program evaluations and research on alternatives to incarceration have been funded by the National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and state/local agencies. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals and is affiliated with the John Jay Research and Evaluation Center.