Jennifer H. Peck, MA is a second year doctoral student in the Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida. She received both her B.A. in Criminal Justice and B.A. in Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She completed her M.A. in Criminology at the University of South Florida in May 2011. Jen Peck has been the Assistant Managing Editor for the Journal of Crime & Justice since 2010. She is also a past officer and current member of the Criminology Graduate Student Organization (CGSO).

Her research interests include criminological theory and the role of race and ethnicity in the juvenile justice system. Her recent research appears in Crime & Delinquency, Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice, & the Journal of Family Violence. Since coming to USF, she has presented her research at the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), and the Midwest Criminal Justice Association (MCJA) annual meetings.