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SCOTT EDWARD WOLFE

SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

BAKER HALL

655 AUDITORIUM DR., ROOM 510

EAST LANSING, MI 48824

PHONE – 517.432.7160 | EMAIL – WOLFESC1@MSU.EDU

EDUCATION

2012 Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University

2008 M.S. Justice Administration, University of Louisville

2006 B.A. Criminal Justice and Sociology, Ohio Northern University

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2017-Present Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

2012-2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

University of South Carolina. Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in

May, 2017

2009-2010 Faculty Associate, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State

University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Policing Criminological theory

Organizational Justice Low self-control

Procedural justice and legitimacy

PUBLICATIONS

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals (* Denotes graduate student co-author)

Wolfe, Scott E., Jeff Rojek, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., and Allison Rojek. (2018). Why does

organizational justice matter? Uncertainty management among law enforcement officers.

Journal of Criminal Justice, 54, 20-29.

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Nix, Justin, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2018). Command-level police officers’

perceptions of the “war on cops” and de-policing. Justice Quarterly, 35, 33-54.

Wolfe, Scott E., Justin Nix, and Bradley Campbell. (2017). Police managers’ self-control and

support for organizational justice. Law and Human Behavior, doi: 10.1037/lhb0000273.

Shjarback, John. A., Justin Nix, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). The ecological structuring of police

officers’ perceptions of citizen cooperation. Crime & Delinquency (Accepted November

2017).

Nix, Justin, Justin Pickett, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2017). Demeanor, race, and

police perceptions of procedural justice: Evidence from two randomized experiments.

Justice Quarterly, 34(7), 1154-1183.

Alpert, Geoffrey P., Kyle McLean, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). Consent decrees: An approach to

police accountability and reform. Police Quarterly, 20(3), 239-249.

Shjarback, John. A., David C. Pyrooz, Scott E. Wolfe, and Scott H. Decker. (2017). De-policing

and crime in the wake of Ferguson: Racialized changes in the quantity and quality of

policing among Missouri police departments. Journal of Criminal Justice, 50, 42-52.

Nix, Justin, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). Management-level officers’ experiences with the

Ferguson Effect. Policing: An International Journal (Accepted March 2017).

Wolfe, Scott E., and Kyle McLean.* (2017). Procedural injustice, risky lifestyles, and violent

victimization. Crime & Delinquency, 63(11), 1383-1409.

Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean,* and Travis C. Pratt. (2017). I learned it by watching you: Legal

socialization and the intergenerational transmission of legitimacy attitudes. British

Journal of Criminology, 57(5), 1123-1143.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix. (2017). Police officers’ trust in their agency: Does self-

legitimacy protect against supervisor procedural injustice? Criminal Justice & Behavior,

44(5), 717-732.

Wolfe, Scott E., Chrusciel, Margaret,* Jeff Rojek, J. Andrew Hansen,* and Robert J. Kaminski.

(2017). Procedural justice, legitimacy, and school principals’ evaluations of school

resource officers: Support, perceived effectiveness, trust, and satisfaction. Criminal

Justice Policy Review, 28(2), 107-138.

Nix, Justin,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). The impact of negative publicity on police self-

legitimacy. Justice Quarterly, 34(1), 84-108.

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Metcalfe, Christi, Scott E. Wolfe, Evelyn Gertz, and Marc Gertz. (2016). They protect our

homeland but neglect our community: Homeland security overemphasis, legitimacy, and

public cooperation in Israel. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 53(6), 814-

839.

Nix, Justin, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). Sensitivity to the Ferguson Effect: The role of

managerial organizational justice. Journal of Criminal Justice, 47, 12-20.

Wolfe, Scott E., and John P. Hoffmann. (2016). On the measurement of low self-control in Add

Health and NLSY79. Psychology, Crime, and Law, 22(7), 619-650.

Wolfe, Scott E., Justin Nix,* Robert J. Kaminski, and Jeff Rojek. (2016). Is the effect of

procedural justice on police legitimacy invariant? Testing the generality of procedural

justice and competing antecedents of legitimacy.

Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 32(2), 253-282.

Wolfe, Scott E., Catherine D. Marcum, George E. Higgins, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2016).

Routine cell phone activity and exposure to sext messages: Extending the generality of

routine activity theory and exploring the etiology of a risky teenage behavior. Crime &

Delinquency, 62, 614-644.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix.* (2016). The alleged “Ferguson Effect” and police willingness

to engage in community partnership. Law and Human Behavior, 40(1), 1-10.

Pyrooz, David C., Scott H. Decker, Scott E. Wolfe, and John Shjarback. (2016). Was there a

Ferguson Effect on crime rates in large U.S. cities? Journal of Criminal Justice, 46, 1-8.

McLean, Kyle,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). A sense of injustice loosens the moral bind of law:

Specifying the links between procedural injustice, neutralizations, and offending.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, 43(1), 27-44.

Wolfe, Scott E., Michael D. Reisig, and Kristy Holtfreter. (2016). Low self-control and crime in

late adulthood. Research on Aging, 38(7), 767-790.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2015). Low self-control, gender, race, and offending in late life. Psychology,

Crime, and Law, 21(5), 426-451.

Wolfe, Scott E., Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, Hope Tiesman, and Stephen James. (2015).

Characteristics of officer-involved vehicle collisions in California. Policing: An

International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 38, 458-477.

Hansen, J. Andrew,* Jeff Rojek, Scott E. Wolfe, and Geoffrey P. Alpert. (2015). The influence

of department policy and accountability on officer-involved collisions. Policing: An

International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 38, 578-594.

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Nix, Justin,* Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, and Robert J. Kaminski. (2015). Trust in the police: The

influence of procedural justice and perceived collective efficacy. Crime & Delinquency,

61(4), 610-640.

Chrusciel, Margaret,* Scott E. Wolfe, J. Andrew Hansen,* Jeff Rojek, and Robert J. Kaminski.

(2015). Law enforcement executive and principal perspectives on school safety

measures: School resource officers and armed school employees. Policing: An

International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 38 (1), 24-39.

Marcum, Catherine D., George E. Higgins, Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa Ricketts. (2015).

Becoming someone new: Identity theft behaviors by high school students. Journal of

Financial Crime, 22(3), 318-328.

Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2014). Rolling back prices and raising crime rates? The

Walmart Effect on crime in the United States. British Journal of Criminology, 54(2),

199-221.

Ferdik, Frank V.,* Scott E. Wolfe, and Nicholas Blasco.* (2014). Informal social controls,

procedural justice, and perceived police legitimacy: Do social bonds influence

evaluations of police legitimacy? American Journal of Criminal Justice, 39, 471-492.

Marcum, Catherine D., George E. Higgins, Melissa Ricketts, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2014).

Hacking in high school: Cybercrime perpetration by juveniles. Deviant Behavior, 35,

581-591.

Reisig, Michael D., Scott E. Wolfe, and Travis C. Pratt. (2012). Low self-control and the

religiosity-crime relationship. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39(9), 1172-1191.

Reisig, Michael D., Scott E. Wolfe, and Kristy Holtfreter. (2011). Legal cynicism, legitimacy,

and criminal offending: The non-confounding effect of low self-control. Criminal

Justice and Behavior, 38(12), 1265-1279.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Alex R. Piquero. (2011). Organizational justice and police misconduct.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38(4), 332-353.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2011). The effect of low self-control on perceived police legitimacy. Journal of

Criminal Justice, 39(1), 67-74.

Wolfe, Scott E., David C. Pyrooz, and Cassia Spohn. (2011). Unraveling the effect of offender

citizenship status on federal sentencing outcomes. Social Science Research, 40(1), 349-

362.

Pyrooz, David C., Scott E. Wolfe, and Cassia Spohn. (2011). Gang-related homicide charging

decisions: An analysis of the implementation of a specialized prosecution unit in Los

Angeles. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 22(1), 3-26.

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Vito, Gennaro F., Scott E. Wolfe, George E. Higgins, and William F. Walsh. (2011). Police

integrity: Rankings of scenarios on the Klockars Scale by management cops. Criminal

Justice Review, 36(2), 152-164.

Marcum, Catherine D., George E. Higgins, Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2011).

Examining the intersection between self-control, peer association, and neutralization in

explaining digital piracy. Western Criminology Review, 12(3), 60-74.

Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2009). Explaining deviant peer associations: An

examination of low self-control, ethical predispositions, definitions, and digital piracy.

Western Criminology Review, 10(1), 43-55.

Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, Margaret Mahoney, and Nelseta Walters. (2009). Race,

ethnicity, and experience: Modeling the public’s perceptions of justice, satisfaction, and

attitude toward the courts. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 7(4), 293-310.

Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Nelseta Walters. (2009). Sex and experience: Modeling

the public’s perceptions of justice, satisfaction, and attitude toward the courts. American

Journal of Criminal Justice, 34(1), 116-130.

Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2009). Digital piracy: A latent

class analysis. Social Science Computer Review, 27(1), 24-40.

Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Melissa L. Ricketts. (2009). Social structure and social

learning theory and digital piracy. International Journal of Sociological Research, 2(2),

83-99.

Wolfe, Scott E., George E. Higgins, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Deterrence and digital

piracy: A preliminary examination of the role of viruses. Social Science Computer

Review, 26(3), 317-333.

Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Digital piracy: An

examination of three measurements of self-control. Deviant Behavior, 29(5), 440-460.

Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2008). College students’ punishment perceptions of on-

line solicitation of children for sex. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 33(2), 192-

208.

Higgins, George E., Thomas Hughes, Melissa L. Ricketts, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2008). Identity

theft complaints: Exploring the state-level correlates. Journal of Financial Crime, 15(3),

295-307.

Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2008). Self-control and perceived behavioral control:

An examination of college student drinking. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice,

4(1), 108-134.

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Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Music piracy and

neutralization: A preliminary trajectory analysis from short-term longitudinal data.

International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2(2), 324-336.

Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, and Ross May. (2007). Social bond theory and drunk driving in

a sample of college students. College Student Journal, 41(3), 734-744.

Research and Technical Reports

Rojek, Jeff, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., Scott E. Wolfe, and Allison Rojek. (2017). “El Paso Sector

Border Patrol Agent Survey Report.” A report submitted to the U.S. Customs and

Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector. University of Texas at El Paso,

Center for Law & Human Behavior.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Margaret M. Chrusciel.* (2017). “City of Columbia (SC) Police Department

Smart Policing Initiative: An Addendum to the Final Report.” Addendum to the Final

Report to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Extension to Award No. 2009-DG-BX-

K021).

Wolfe, Scott E., Jeff Rojek, Robert J. Kaminski, and Justin Nix.* (2015). “City of Columbia

(SC) Police Department Smart Policing Initiative.” A Final Report to the Bureau of

Justice Assistance (Award No. 2009-DG-BX-K021).

McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, Margaret M. Chrusciel,* and Robert J. Kaminski. (2015).

“Body-Worn Cameras in South Carolina: Law Enforcement Executives’ Views

Concerning Use, Policies, and Outcomes.” (2015 Census). University of South Carolina,

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix.* (2015). “Results from the 2015 Richland County Sheriff’s

Department employee survey.” University of South Carolina, Department of

Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Chrusciel, Margaret M.,* Kyle McLean,* Scott E. Wolfe, Bob J. Kaminski, and Jeff Rojek.

(2015). “Officer-involved traffic collisions in South Carolina: Exploring the issue

through official records (2001-2010) and survey responses of law enforcement

executives.” (2014 Census). University of South Carolina, Department of Criminology

and Criminal Justice.

Chrusciel, Margaret M.,* J. Andrew Hansen,* Jeff Rojek, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bob J. Kaminski.

(2014). “School resource officers (SROs) and the arming of school teachers or

administrators as responses to school shootings: Results from a state census of law

enforcement executives and public school principals.” (2013 Census). University of

South Carolina, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

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Holtfreter, Kristy, Michael D. Reisig, Daniel P. Mears, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2014). “Financial

exploitation of the elderly in a consumer context.” A Final Report to the National

Institute of Justice (Award No. 2010-IJ-CX-0008).

Op-Eds and Invited Publications

Shjarback, John, Scott Decker, Scott Wolfe, and David C. Pyrooz. (2017). De-policing, crime,

and the ‘Ferguson effect’ in Missouri. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 3.

Shjarback, John, Scott Decker, Scott Wolfe, and David C. Pyrooz. (2017). Did the Ferguson

shooting make police less proactive? Washington Post. September 18.

Tiesman, Hope, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2017). Officer-involved

collisions: Magnitude, risk factors, and prevention. The Police Chief. May 2017.

Wolfe, Scott E., Scott H. Decker, and David C. Pyrooz. (2016). What does science tell us about

the so-called Ferguson effect? Quillette. March 1.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix. (2016). Managing police departments post-Ferguson: Officers

want fairness and transparency from their bosses. Harvard Business Review. September

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Wolfe, Scott E. (2016). When young people no longer see the police as procedurally fair, they

are more likely to engage in risky behavior and be victimized. London School of

Economics United States Politics and Policy Blog. August 18.

Book Chapters and Other Publications

Nix, Justin,* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). “Self-control theory.” In Wesley Jennings (Ed.), The

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (pp. 1151-1156). Wiley-Blackwell.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2011). Preparing for comprehensive exams. The Criminologist, 36(5), 25.

Higgins, George E., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2009). “Cybercrime.” In J. Mitchell Miller (Ed.), 21st

Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook (pp. 466-471). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, and Kara Lewis. (2005). “Binge drinking and the social bond

among college students.” In Alex Thio and Thomas C. Calhoun (Eds.), Readings in

Deviant Behavior. Fourth Edition (pp. 217-220). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Hundersmarck, Steven, Scott E. Wolfe, and Keith F. Durkin. (2005). MSSA membership survey:

Additional results. Mid-South Sociological Association Forum, 7, 7-8.

Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, Zachary Bushatz, and Gregory Elzey. (2004). Results of the

MSSA membership survey. Mid-South Sociological Association Forum, 6, 3-7.

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GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2017-Present Co-Principal Investigator, “An evaluation of a social interaction training

program to reduce use of force and build legitimacy.” Department of Justice,

National Institute of Justice, Research and Evaluation in Support of the

Recommendations of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

Principal Investigator: Geoffrey P. Alpert; Co-Principal Investigators: Jeff

Rojek, Scott E. Wolfe, and Michael Smith. Amount: $799,454.

2017-Present Investigator. “Case-Control Study: How Do Victims and Suspects of Firearm

Violence Compare to Control?” Principal Investigator: Mallory O’Brien. Funded

by The Joyce Foundation ($178,563). Subcontract to Michigan State University:

$49,000.

2014-2017 Researcher, Office of the Consent Decree Monitor; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter,

& Hampton, LLP, Appointed by Order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern

District of Louisiana.

2016-2017 Principal Investigator, “Columbia Ceasefire: An extension to the integrated

data exchange and analysis project.” Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice

Assistance, Smart Policing Initiative (SPI). Grant awarded to the Columbia (SC)

Police Department and subcontract awarded to Department of Criminology and

Criminal Justice ($44,361 to USC).

2016-2017 Principal Investigator, “The importance of outcome fairness.” Research

Mentorship Grant, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University

of South Carolina. Mentee: Kyle McLean. ($2,000).

2016 Senior Research Scientist, Collaborative Reform Initiative-Technical

Assistance. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing.

Subcontracted by University of Texas at El Paso and Hillard Heintz.

2015-2017 Director, “South Carolina law enforcement census.” Conducted with Robert

Kaminski. ($76,000 annually distributed to USC).

2013-2015 Consultant, “Evidence based solutions to reduce law enforcement officer

vehicle crashes.” Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Principal

Investigator: Geoffrey P. Alpert; Co-Principal Investigator: Jeff Rojek.

2012-2015 Co-Principal Investigator, “Integrated data exchange and analysis (IDEA)

project.” Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Smart Policing

Initiative (SPI). Grant awarded to the Columbia (SC) Police Department and

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice ($298,523 total; $103,417 to

USC). Principal Investigator: Jeff Rojek; Co-Principal Investigator: Robert

Kaminski.

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2012-2014 Consultant, “Evidence based solutions to reduce law enforcement officer

vehicle crashes.” Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Principal

Investigator: Jeff Rojek; Co-Principal Investigator: Geoffrey P. Alpert.

2012-2014 Investigator, “South Carolina law enforcement census.” Conducted with Jeff

Rojek and Robert Kaminski.

2011-2012 Research Assistant, “Financial exploitation of the elderly in a consumer

context.” United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.

Principal Investigators: Kristy Holtfreter, Michael Reisig, and Daniel Mears.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Rojek, Jeff, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., Scott E. Wolfe, and Allison Rojek. (2017). “El Paso Sector

Border Patrol Agent Survey Report. Presentation to Acting Chief, United States Border

Patrol, Carla L. Provost. Washington, D.C.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2017). “The Ferguson Effect: What We Know and How it Can be Prevented.”

Presentation to the Southern Police Institute’s Alumni Association Annual Conference.

North Myrtle Beach, SC. July 13.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2016). “The Role of the Police: The Impact of Police/Community Relations.”

Panel discussant for event hosted by the Federalist Society and American Constitution

Society of the University of South Carolina Law School. February 25.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2015). “Columbia, SC Smart Policing Initiative: Applying the UK National

Intelligence Model.” Presentation given as part of the Smart Policing Initiative webinar

series sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice and CNA

Corporation. January 21.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

(* denotes graduate student co-author)

Wolfe, Scott E. Jeff Rojek, Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr., and Allison Rojek. (2017). Why does

organizational justice matter? Uncertainty management among Border Patrol agents. The

73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.

Nix, Justin, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2017). The (in)variance of police self-

legitimacy. The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,

Philadelphia, PA.

McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, Meg Chrusciel,* and Robert Kaminski. (2017). On the viability

of vignette studies in procedural justice research. The 54th Annual Meeting of the

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.

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Nix, Justin, Justin T. Pickett, Scott E. Wolfe, and Bradley Campbell. (2017). Demeanor, race,

and police perceptions of procedural justice: Evidence from two randomized

experiments. The 54th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,

Kansas City, MO.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Kyle McLean. (2016). Procedural injustice, risky lifestyles, and violent

victimization. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New

Orleans, LA.

Hoffmann, John, P., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). Examining the invariance of self-control on

delinquent behavior. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,

New Orleans, LA.

Shjarback, John, Scott Decker, David Pyrooz, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2016). De-policing among

Missouri police departments in the wake of Ferguson. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the

American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.

Rojek, Jeff, Geoff Alpert, Scott E. Wolfe, and Hope M. Tiesman. (2016). Challenges to seatbelt

use by officers. International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP) Annual Conference,

San Diego, CA.

Chrusciel, Meg,* Andy Hansen, Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, and Robert Kaminski. (2016).

Principals’ perceptions of potential responses to active school shooters. The 53rd Annual

Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.

Metcalfe, Christi, Scott E. Wolfe, Evelyn Gertz, and Marc Gertz. (2016). The impact of policing

terrorism on police legitimacy and public cooperation: A study of Israeli Jewish

perceptions. The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,

Denver, CO.

Nix, Justin, and Wolfe, Scott E. (2016). Sensitivity to the Ferguson Effect. The 53rd Annual

Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.

Wolfe, Scott E., Kyle McLean,* and Travis Pratt. (2016). Parental attitudes, legal socialization,

and police legitimacy. The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice

Sciences, Denver, CO.

McLean, Kyle,* Scott E. Wolfe, Meg Chrusciel,* and Robert Kaminski. (2016). South Carolina

law enforcement executives’ perceptions of body-worn camera use and policy. The 53rd

Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.

Wolfe, Scott E., and Justin Nix. (2015). Does Officer Self-Legitimacy Minimize the Impact of

Supervisor Procedural Injustice? Police Organizational Trust and Sensitivity to the

Ferguson Effect. The 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,

Washington, DC.

Nix, Justin, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2015). The impact of negative publicity on police self-

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legitimacy. The Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association,

Charleston, SC.

McLean, Kyle*, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2015). Procedural justice and offending: The mediating

role of neutralizations. The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice

Sciences, Orlando, FL.

Wolfe, Scott E., and John P. Hoffmann. (2014). On the measurement of self-control: Internal

consistency, dimensionality, and predictive validity of self-control scales in two

nationally representative data sets. The 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Alpert, Geoffrey P., J. Andrew Hansen,* Jeff Rojek, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2014). The impact of

organizational policies and practices on police officer-involved motor vehicle collisions.

The 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Martin, Tara*, Scott E. Wolfe, and Robert J. Kaminski. (2014). Lead exposure and crime. The

70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Wolfe, Scott E., Michael D. Reisig, and Kristy Holtfreter. (2013). Opportunity, offending, and

crime-analogous outcomes in late life: General routines or domain-specific opportunities?

The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

Hansen, J. Andrew*, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey Alpert, Scott E. Wolfe, and Hope Tiesman. (2013).

Officer and citizen injury and fatality outcomes from law enforcement vehicle collisions.

The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

Nix, Justin,* Jeff Rojek, Robert Kaminski, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2013). Influencing police

organizational change: Who are the key players? The 69th Annual Meeting of the

American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

Chrusciel, Meg,* J. Andrew Hansen,* Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, and Robert Kaminski. (2013).

Law enforcement and educator perspectives on school resource officers. The 69th Annual

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

Marcum, Catherine, George Higgins, Melissa Ricketts, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2013). High school

student experiences with online victimization and offending. The 69th Annual Meeting of

the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

Marcum, Catherine, George Higgins, Scott E. Wolfe, Melissa Ricketts, and Robert Tucci.

(2013). Examination of rural high school student experiences with online victimization

and offending. The Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association,

Virginia Beach, VA.

Blasco, Nicholas* and Scott E. Wolfe. (2013). Parenting, religiosity, and self-control. The 50th

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Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2012). Gender, race, and offending in late life: A test of self-control theory and

the invariance thesis. The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,

Chicago, IL.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2011). Routine activity, low self-control, and offending late in the life course.

The 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.

Reisig, Michael D., Kristy Holtfreter, Daniel P. Mears, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2011). Financial

victimization of the elderly in a consumer context: Some preliminary findings. The 63rd

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.

Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2011). Rolling back prices and raising crime rates?

Walmart, poverty, and violent crime. The 48th Annual Meeting of the Academy of

Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada (Winner of the Michael C.

Braswell/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Student Paper Award).

Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2010). Rolling back prices and raising crime rates?

Walmart, poverty, and violent crime. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society

of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2010). Organizational justice and police misconduct. The 37th Annual Meeting

of the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, HI.

Wolfe, Scott E., Michael D. Reisig, and Travis C. Pratt. (2009). Saving grace or spuriousness?

Religiosity, self-control, and crime. The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.

Wolfe, Scott E., and David C. Pyrooz. (2009). Citizenship status and disparity in federal

sentencing: Are walls not the only barriers to non-citizens? The 36th Annual Meeting of

the Western Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.

Pyrooz, David C., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2009). Gang-related homicide charging decisions. The

36th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.

Wolfe, Scott E. (2008). Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy during Online Solicitation of

Children for sex investigations: A path analysis of the role of a procedure-specific

measure of police legitimacy. The 45th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal

Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.

Vito, Gennaro F., William Walsh, George E. Higgins, and Scott E. Wolfe. (2008). Police ethics:

An examination of middle management using the Klockars Scale. The 45th Annual

Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.

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Higgins, George E., Scott E. Wolfe, and Catherine D. Marcum. (2008). Digital piracy and

neutralization: A trajectory analysis from short-term longitudinal data. The 45th Annual

Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.

Marcum, Catherine D., Scott E. Wolfe, and George E. Higgins. (2008). Examining the

intersection between self-control, peer association, and neutralization in explaining

digital piracy. The 45th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,

Cincinnati, OH.

Wolfe, Scott E., and George E. Higgins. (2007). Deterrence and digital piracy: A preliminary

examination of the role of viruses. The 44th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal

Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA.

Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, and Nicole Pierson. (2005). The initiation of binge drinking by

first year college students: An application of social learning theory. The 31st Annual

Meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Durkin, Keith F., and Scott E. Wolfe. (2005). Partyboying: Some sociological observations on an

emerging form of deviant behavior. The 31st Annual Meeting of the Mid-South

Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Durkin, Keith F., Scott E. Wolfe, Ross May, Katie Simpson, and Chris Stacko. (2004). Social

learning and binge drinking: A longitudinal study of first year college students. The 30th

Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Biloxi, MS.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Courses Developed and Taught

CRJU 821 (PhD)—Advanced Criminology Theory, University of South Carolina

Fall 2015 – enrollment 10

CRJU 701 (MA)—Survey of Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina

Fall 2016 – enrollment 6

Fall 2014 – enrollment 6

Fall 2013 – enrollment 12

CRJU 741 (MA)—Criminology, University of South Carolina

Spring 2017 – enrollment 6

Spring 2015 – enrollment 10

Spring 2013 – enrollment 14

Undergraduate Courses Developed and Taught

CJ 335—Policing, Michigan State University

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Fall 2017 – enrollment 52

* Honors students = 1

Spring 2018 – enrollment 64

* Honors students = 3

CRJU 341—Sociology of Crime, University of South Carolina

Fall 2016 – enrollment 79

Summer 2016 – enrollment 16

Spring 2016 – enrollment 76

Fall 2015 – enrollment 45

Spring 2015 – enrollment 48

Spring 2014 – enrollment 49

Spring 2013 – enrollment 52

Fall 2012 – enrollment 80 (section 1), 50 (section 2)

CRJU 101—American Criminal Justice System, University of South Carolina

Spring 2016 – enrollment 80

CRJ 100—The Justice System, Arizona State University

Spring 2010 – enrollment 205

Fall 2010 – enrollment 69

Fall 2009 – enrollment 50

Online Undergraduate Courses Developed and Taught

CRJU 101—American Criminal Justice System, University of South Carolina

Fall 2014 – enrollment 48

CRJ 302—Research Methods, Arizona State University

Summer 2009 – enrollment 49

CRJ 100—The Justice System, Arizona State University

Fall 2010 – enrollment 21

Summer 2010 – enrollment 35

Spring 2010 – enrollment 100

Winter 2009 – enrollment 16

Summer 2009 – enrollment 29

Doctoral Dissertations-Chair

Dr. Kyle McLean, Spring 2018

Title: “The Importance of Outcome Fairness: Revisiting the Role of Distributive Justice”

Position: Assistant professor, Florida State University (Begins Fall 2018)

Dr. Margaret (Meg) Chrusciel, Spring 2017

Title: “Untangling the Interconnected Relationships between Alcohol Use, Employment, and

Offending”

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Position: Assistant professor, High Point University 2017-present

Dr. Justin Nix, Spring 2015

Title: “In the Eye of the Beholder: Exploring the Dialogic Approach to Police Legitimacy”

Positions: Assistant professor, University of Nebraska Omaha 2017-present

Assistant professor, University of Louisville 2015-2017

Doctoral Dissertations-Committee Member

Matilda Foster, In-progress

Dr. J. Andrew Hansen, Summer 2015

Dr. Taylor Brickley, Fall 2014

Dr. Allison Carter, Spring 2014

Master’s Theses-Chair

Tara Martin, Spring 2014

Title: “Lead Exposure and Crime”

Master’s Theses-Committee Member

Chase Gibson, Spring 2014

Directed Studies Supervised

CRJU 792 (PhD)—Gang Involvement and Self-Esteem- Directed Study, University of South

Carolina, Fall 2014

CRJU 792 (MA)—Lead Exposure and Criminal Behavior- Directed Study, University of South

Carolina, Fall 2013

CRJU 792 (MA)— Legitimacy Exchange- Directed Study, University of South Carolina, Fall

2013

CRJU 792 (PhD)—Procedural Justice and Legitimacy- Directed Study, University of South

Carolina, Spring 2013

AWARDS AND HONORS

2017 Academy New Scholar Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

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2016 Early Career Award, American Society of Criminology, Division of Policing.

2016 Research featured in Breakthrough Magazine, University of South Carolina.

“The Ferguson Effect—Real or Imagined?” (Spring issue).

2016 Phi Mu Faculty Member of the Week, University of South Carolina.

2012

Featured Scholar of the Month, Office of Research, University of South Carolina

(December).

2009-2012 University Graduate Fellowship, Arizona State University.

2011

Continuing Teaching Excellence Award, Arizona State University Graduate and

Professional Student Association.

2011 Michael C. Braswell/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Student Paper Award,

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

2010 Teaching Excellence Award, Arizona State University Graduate and

Professional Student Association.

SERVICE

Professional Service

2013-Present Editorial Board, Journal of Criminal Justice.

2018-Present Study Reviewer, CrimeSolutions.gov, Office of Justice Programs, National

Institute of Justice.

2018 Job Task Analysis Work Group Member, Michigan Commission on Law

Enforcement Standards.

2017 Discussant, A Foundation for a Successful Research Agenda from the

Perspective of 2016 ASC Division Young Scholar Award Winners, The 73rd

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.

2017 Thematic Panel Co-Chair, Understanding and Advancing Legitimacy Theory,

The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia,

PA.

2017 Panel Chair, Varieties of Policing Research, The 73rd Annual Meeting of the

American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.

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2017 Thematic Panel Co-Chair, Organizational Justice, Police Attitudes, and Work-

Related Outcomes, The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.

2017 Panel Chair, Policing, Race, and Community, The 54th Annual Meeting of the

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.

2016 Peer reviewer, National Science Foundation.

2016 Fellowship reviewer, The Research Foundation Flanders (Fonds

Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; FWO), Belgium.

2016 Panel Chair, Citizens’ Perceptions and Police Legitimacy, The 53rd Annual

Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.

2016 Panel Chair, The Dynamics of Police Decision-Making, The 53rd Annual

Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO.

2014 Panel Chair, Police Policies and Procedures, The 70th Annual Meeting of the

American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

2014 Special Emphasis Panel Reviewer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, RFA CE14-001: Grants for

Injury Control Research Centers.

2013 Panel Chair, Crime and Victimization in Late Adulthood, The 69th Annual

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

2012 Panel Chair, Self-Control Theory across the Life Course, The 68th Annual

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.

2011 Panel Chair, Emerging Issues in Criminal Justice, The 48th Annual Meeting of

the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada.

2007 Registration Volunteer, The 44th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal

Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA.

University Service

2018-Present College Committee on Curriculum and Academic Policy, College of Social

Science, Michigan State University.

2017-Present Undergraduate Program Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State

University.

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2017-Present Strategic Planning Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State

University.

2018 Internship Reviewer and Interviewer, Combined Internship with Michigan

Intelligence Operations Center and Immigration and Customs Enforcement –

Homeland Security Investigations, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State

University.

2017 “Scholarly Publishing,” Doctoral Student Professional Development Class (Dr.

Finn, CJ 809), School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.

2016-2017 Graduate Program Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

University of South Carolina.

2014-2017 Faculty Advisor, University of South Carolina Ducks Unlimited, Student

Chapter.

2015-2016 Website Update Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

University of South Carolina.

2015-2016 Speaker Series Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

University of South Carolina.

2016 Graduate Student Evaluation Form Committee, Department of Criminology and

Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

2015 “Work-life Balance,” Faculty Brown Bag Lecture Series for Doctoral Students,

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

2015 Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Grading Committee, Department of Criminology

and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

2015 “Publishing,” Faculty Brown Bag Lecture Series for Doctoral Students,

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

2014 Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Grading Committee, Department of Criminology

and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

2013 “The Job Market,” Faculty Brown Bag Lecture Series for Doctoral Students,

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

2013 Tenure-track Assistant Professor Search Committee, Department of Criminology

and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

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2013 Master’s Comprehensive Exam Grading Committee, Department of Criminology

and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.

2012-2014 Undergraduate Program Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal

Justice, University of South Carolina.

2009-2012 Doctoral Student Web Page Coordinator, School of Criminology and Criminal

Justice, Arizona State University.

2010 Faculty Search Committee, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

Arizona State University.

2009 Prisoner Reentry Conference Volunteer, School of Criminology and Criminal

Justice, Arizona State University.

2008-2009 Downtown Moving Committee Doctoral Student Representative, School of

Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University.

Manuscript Reviewer

Academic Journals:

Aggressive Behavior

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice & Behavior

Criminal Justice Review

Criminal Justice Studies

Criminology

Drug and Alcohol Review

European Journal of Criminology

International Criminal Justice Review

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice

Journal of Crime and Justice

Journal of Criminal Justice

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

Journal of Economic Psychology

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Justice Quarterly

Law & Human Behavior

Police Quarterly

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Policing & Society

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Social Problems

Social Science Research

Ad-hoc internal reviewer:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health

Books and Encyclopedias:

Rienner Publishing

Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Policing

Lynne Rienner Publishers

Pearson

Professional Development

2017 Active violence response training, Michigan State University Police.

2015 Active-shooter training, University of South Carolina Police Department.

2015 USCConnect Faculty Conference, University of South Carolina.

2015 Academic Freedom and Teaching Controversial Topics, University of South

Carolina.

2014 Grant Proposal Writing: A Detailed Guide, Office of Research and Grant

Development, University of South Carolina.

2013 Missing Data Pre-Conference Workshop, The 69th Annual Meeting of the

American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

2011 Online Webinars and In-Person Workshop for Pearson Learning Studio, Arizona

State University and Pearson Publishing.

2010 Online Course Development for Online Bachelor Program, School of

Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University.

2009 Writing Workshop, Graduate College, Arizona State University.

2009 Teaching/Research Development, Graduate College, Arizona State University.

2008-2009 Professional Development Series, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

Arizona State University. Topics: Syllabus and course design, conference

presentations, publication process, and teaching large classes.

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2008 Hierarchical Linear Modeling Pre-Conference Workshop, The 60th Annual

Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Criminology

Division of Policing

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Division of Policing