Kevin T. Wolff

CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Research & Evaluation Center

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Research & Evaluation Center

Kevin T. Wolff is a Senior Professor at CUNY—John Jay College of Criminal Justice. His research integrates criminology, behavioral sciences, and penology, focusing on juvenile delinquency, youth justice, and correctional practice. Recent work examines nonlinear associations between adverse childhood experiences and youth behavior, victimization among justice-involved youth with behavioral needs, and sex differences in temperament and offending. He also investigates police training structures, officer safety outcomes, and motivational factors influencing job satisfaction among New York City police officers. His publications appear in venues such as *Journal of Youth and Adolescence*, *Criminal Justice and Behavior*, and *Police Quarterly*.

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Kevin T. Wolff

CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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criminology criminal justice behavioral sciences juvenile delinquency youth justice correctional practice psychology social sciences penology adolescent health sociology adverse childhood experiences adolescence criminal behavior adolescent psychology forensic psychology juvenile recidivism violent behavior human behavior child development deviance (sociology) mental health homicide youth services community policing punishment serious juvenile offenders residential placement racial discrimination race substance use comparative criminology police psychology criminal justice system juvenile offenders positive childhood experiences antisocial behavior developmental psychology forensic psychiatry experimental criminology theoretical criminology attitude theory family therapy crime analysis risk communication crime prevention negative emotionality gender differences community context multilevel examination intervention dosage statewide analysis protective impact immigrant concentration dynamic risk human-computer interaction political behavior social science research applied social psychology early childhood development social forces applied developmental psychology racial prejudice disadvantaged background cyberpsychology social work research achievement motivation self-efficacy theory anticipatory process mobility analysis social mobility environmental epidemiology international criminology domestic violence offender classification relapse prevention

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Who Makes the Right Call? Examining Relationships Between Personality Traits and Situational Performance in Police Cadets. Policing An International Journal (2026)

“Are More Aces Always Worse? Exploring Nonlinear Associations With Youth Behavior”. Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2025)

Assessing the Predictive Validity of the Network Inventory of Risk, Victories, and Needs Assessment (Nirvana) for Youth Receiving Prevention Services. Journal of Crime and Justice (2025)

Assessing the Relationship Between Treatment Quality, Matching and Dosage and Juvenile Justice Outcomes Among Youth With Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders. CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York) (2025)

Choosing the Badge: Motivational Factors and Their Influence on Job Satisfaction Among New York City Police Officers. Policing An International Journal (2025)

Police Academies and Officer Safety: Linking Training Structures and Instruction to Post-Employment Injury Outcomes in Law Enforcement. Police Quarterly (2025)

Sex Differences in Temperament and Career Juvenile Offending Among Justice-Involved Youth. Journal of Criminal Justice (2025)

Victimization Among Justice-Involved Youth With Behavioral and Learning Needs. Criminal Justice and Behavior (2025)

aggressionvictimologyjustice-involved youthinterpersonal violenceeducationvictimisationpsychologyviolent behavioradolescent health

Assessing the Indirect Effects of Fear of Mass Shootings on Online Media Usage and Attitudes Toward Gun Policy. Journal of Crime and Justice (2024)

Jonathan IntraviaJoshua A. LangKevin T. WolffAnthony G. Vito

online media usageindirect effectssocial mediarisk communicationmass communicationmass shootingspublic opinioncommunicationgun policymedia studies

Assessing the Potential Benefits of Community-Based Violence Reduction Efforts on Clearance Rates. Police Practice and Research (2024)

Caterina G. RomanKevin T. WolffMeaonka AgersOren GurMichael Hollander

criminologyharm reductionimplementation researchcrime preventioncommunity engagementpublic policyviolence against womeninterpersonal violenceurban securitypublic healthcommunity developmentsocial justicedating violenceviolent behaviorclearance ratespotential benefitscommunity policingchild abuse preventionsocial sciencescriminal justice