{"id":150774,"date":"2026-02-12T09:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//?p=150774"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:58:11","slug":"ucfs-champion-for-criminal-justice-leaves-impact-on-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//ucfs-champion-for-criminal-justice-leaves-impact-on-field/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//","title":{"rendered":"UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u2019s Champion for Criminal Justice Leaves Impact on Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>For more than three decades, <strong>Ross Wolf /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u201988 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u201991MPA /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u201998EdD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//strong> has lived a double life. By day, he shapes the minds of <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//criminal-justice-ba-2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/">criminal justice</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//a> students and serves as a faculty administrator at UCF. By night and on weekends, he has patrolled Orange County as a sworn deputy sheriff entirely as a volunteer, dedicating about 500 hours per year to the agency.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>In March, the Orange County Sheriff/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u2019s Office (OCSO) will present him with both the Reserve Deputy of the Year award for 2025 and a Distinguished Service Medal as he retires from the agency after 34 years of service. As reserve chief deputy, Wolf modernized the unit by rewriting OCSO&#8217;s reserve policy and establishing international exchange programs with agencies in London and Singapore.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>As Wolf approaches this milestone he remains focused on sharing his wealth of knowledge and expertise and his industry connections as interim dean of the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//community-innovation-education/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/">UCF College of Community Innovation and Education</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//a>, professor of criminal justice and associate provost of UCF Downtown.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<h2>Taking the Risk</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>Wolf&#8217;s unconventional path began in 1991 when he started as an auxiliary deputy with OCSO. In 1995, he made a bold decision: he took a 50% pay cut to leave his /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u201cday job/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u201d and become a full-time deputy sheriff. For five years, he served as a patrol officer, field training officer and detective.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>In 1999, he made another pivot /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u2014 joining UCF as a full-time faculty member while remaining a reserve deputy. For the next 25 years, Wolf would maintain both roles simultaneously, eventually rising to reserve chief deputy, the highest-ranking volunteer position in the agency, overseeing more than 70 sworn personnel, while also becoming a tenured professor, department chair, associate dean and associate provost for UCF Downtown.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Staying current with law enforcement practices made me an effective deputy and allowed me to share accurate, real-world information with students.&#8221; /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u2014 Ross Wolf</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>&#8220;These commitments required significant time, but staying current with law enforcement practices made me an effective deputy and allowed me to share accurate, real-world information with students,&#8221; Wolf says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>It also allowed him to identify and address the gap in research on volunteer policing, which has existed longer than professional police departments. For decades, Wolf built a network of international scholars to develop comparative research. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/">For roughly three decades, Ross Wolf (far left) has volunteered about 500 hours per year to the the Orange County Sheriff/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u2019s Office.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<h2>Training the Next Generation</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>While leading the reserve unit and conducting groundbreaking research into volunteer policing programs across the United States and internationally, Wolf applied his dual expertise to classroom lectures and created programs that continue to provide students with real-world law enforcement experience.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>In 1996, he launched the Law Enforcement Officer Training Corps (LEOTC). Through this initiative, 10 to 15 students each year completed two-semester internships at the OCSO, rotating through specialized units before spending a full semester in their area of greatest interest.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>He organized <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//ucf-students-study-policing-in-the-u-k/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/">study abroad programs in the United Kingdom</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//a> that brought 54 UCF students over three years to examine international policing models in a reciprocal exchange. In 2016, 18 British students came to Orlando to ride along with Orange County reserve deputies. Their shifts were underway when the Pulse nightclub shooting occurred. For <strong>Zoe Williamson /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u201921MPA</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//strong>, witnessing officers&#8217; courage and dedication during the tragedy <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//a-change-of-heart-an-exchange-students-account-of-pulse/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/">inspired her to complete her master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u2019s degree at UCF</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//a> and pursue a career in law enforcement.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<p>Wolf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/u2019s programs created a pipeline of well-trained officers for agencies across Central Florida, with multiple LEOTC graduates joining the OCSO.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"attachment_150779/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"max-width: 242px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"242/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"300/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/"figure-img size-medium wp-image-150779 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150774/" 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