Adam Fine

Adam Fine

Professor,
School of Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ)
  • adfine@asu.edu
  • Mail code: 4420
    Campus: Dtphx
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Adam D. Fine, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, specializing in Developmental Psychology and Quantitative Methods. His work has been supported by a variety of funders, including the National Institute of Justice, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. He is the director of the Youth Justice Lab: https://sites.google.com/view/youthjusticelab/home

Education
  • Ph.D. Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California-Irvine 2018
  • M.A. Social Ecology, University of California-Irvine 2015
  • B.A. Psychology, Georgetown University 2012
CV
Curriculum Vitae
Research Website URL
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Fine2
Google Scholar URL
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ORE8MtkAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1&oi=ao
Research Interests
  • Impact of justice system processes on youth offending, employment, education, and attitudes towards the system
  • Adolescents and transitional age youth (ages 18-25) in the justice system
  • How youth develop perceptions of the law, law enforcement, and the justice system
Publications

Selected publications. 

  • Fine, A., Donley, S., Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (In press). Youth Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Worry about Crime from 1976-2016. Criminal Justice & Behavior.

  • Fine, A., Padilla, K., & Tapp, J. (2019). Can youths’ perceptions of the police be improved? Results of a school-based field evaluation in three jurisdictions. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 25(4), 303–314. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000207

  • Fine, A., Kan, E., & Cauffman, E. (2019). Adolescents’ Confidence in Institutions: Do America’s Youth Differentiate between Legal and Social Institutions? Developmental Psychology, 55(8), 1758-1767. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000760

  • Fine, A., Fountain, E., & Vidal, S. (2019). Juveniles’ Expectations and Experiences on Probation Predict Technical Violations and Delinquency. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 25(2), 116–125. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000195 

  • Simmons, C., Fine, A., Mahler, A., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2020). The relation between callous-unemotional traits, psychosocial maturity, and delinquent behavior among justice involved youth. Child Development, 91(1), e120-e133. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13176 

  • Fine, A., Simmons, C., & Rowan, Z. (2019). Do Politics Trump Race in Determining America’s Youths’ Perceptions of Law Enforcement? Journal of Criminal Justice, 61, 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2019.01.003 

  • Bersani, B., Fine, A., Piquero, A., Steinberg, L., Frick, P., & Cauffman, E. (2018). Investigating the Offending Histories of Undocumented Immigrants. Migration Letters, 15(2), 147-166. 

Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PSY 592 Research
PSY 792 Research
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PSY 592 Research
PSY 599 Thesis
PSY 792 Research
PSY 799 Dissertation
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PSY 592 Research
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
PSY 792 Research
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PSY 592 Research
PSY 599 Thesis
PSY 792 Research
CRJ 394 Special Topics
CRJ 394 Special Topics
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CRJ 204 Juvenile Justice
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
PSY 792 Research
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PSY 592 Research
PSY 599 Thesis
PSY 792 Research
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
CRJ 204 Juvenile Justice
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PSY 599 Thesis
CRJ 204 Juvenile Justice
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PSY 592 Research
PSY 599 Thesis
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PSY 592 Research
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CRJ 204 Juvenile Justice
PSY 592 Research
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
2020 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CRJ 204 Juvenile Justice
2019 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CRJ 404 Juvenile Delinquency
CRJ 517 Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
Honors / Awards

2019

  • Early Career Award; American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology (DLCC)  
  • Outstanding Dissertation Award; Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
  • Early Career Travel Award; Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
  • Technical Assistance Grant; ASU Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions 

2018

  • Visionary Grant; American Psychological Foundation (APF)
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Alumni Fellowship
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Graduate Mentor Award

2017

  • American Psychological Foundation (APF) Annette Urso Rickel Foundation Dissertation Award for Public Policy  
  • UC Irvine University-Wide Public Impact Distinguished Fellowship  
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Graduate Mentor Award
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Alison Clarke-Stewart Graduate Dissertation Award  
  • Long Institute University-Wide Graduate Student Project Grant  
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Martha Newkirk Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student  
  • UC Consortium on Social Science and Law Summer Fellowship  
  • UC Irvine Dean’s Dissertation Data Collection Grant  
  • UC Irvine Associated Graduate Students Symposium Judges Award  
  • American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) Conference Travel Award  
  • Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Travel Award  
  • UC Irvine Chancellor’s Office/Associated Graduate Students Travel Grant  

2016

  • American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) Grants-in-Aid Award  
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Graduate Mentor Award  

2015               

  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
  • UC Irvine Multidisciplinary Design Research Grant  
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Graduate Mentor Award  

2014

  • APAGS/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship Honorable Mention
  • UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Graduate Mentor Award  
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention​
Professional Associations

2016-present. ComplianceNet (compliancenet.org), Co-convener

2013-2018. Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Lab, University of California, Irvine

2013-2018. Center for Psychology and Law, University of California, Irvine

2013-present. Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)

2013-present. American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) 

2010-present. Psi Chi National Honor Society

2010-present. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Expertise Areas
Child and Adolescent Development
Children - Teens - Families
Criminal Justice
Developmental Psychology
Law and Psychology
Youth Development
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