Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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Lorraine Mazerolle

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Background

Lorraine Mazerolle is an Emeritus Professor at The University of Queensland, School of Social Science and an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow (2010–2015). She received the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the General Division on Australia Day 2024 “for eminent service to education, to the social sciences as a criminologist and researcher, and to the development of innovative, evidence-based policing reforms.” Professor Mazerolle has published 5 books, 4 edited books, over 180 scientific journal articles and 46 book chapters. Her work has been cited more than 14,000 times. Her research interests are in experimental criminology, policing, drug law enforcement, regulatory crime control, and crime prevention. She has held many academic leadership roles including Co-Chair of the Crime and Justice Group (Campbell Collaboration), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Experimental Criminology and Chair of the American Society of Criminology’s (ASC) Division of Experimental Criminology. She is an elected Fellow and past president of the Academy of Experimental Criminology (AEC), and an elected fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences Australia and the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Professor Mazerolle is the recipient of the ASC Division of Experimental Criminology Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award (2019), Partners in Research Excellence Award The University of Queensland (2019), Distinguished Achievement Award of the Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy at George Mason University (2019), ASC Sellin-Glueck Award (2018), the ASC Division of Policing Distinguished Scholar Award (2016), the AEC Joan McCord Award (2013), and the ASC Division of International Criminology Freda Adler Distinguished Scholar Award (2010). She has won numerous US and Australian national competitive research grants on topics such as partnership policing, police engagement with high-risk people and disadvantaged communities, community regulation, problem-oriented policing, police technologies, civil remedies, street-level drug enforcement and policing public housing sites.

Availability

Professor Lorraine Mazerolle is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Crime policy Criminology Human Society Police administration, procedures and practice Policy and administration Sociology Urban sociology and community studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Flinders University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Flinders University
  • Masters (Coursework), Rutgers University-Newark
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University-Newark

Research interests

  • Experimental Criminology

  • Policing, especially Third Party Policing, Problem-Oriented Policing

  • Crime Control/Crime Prevention

  • Crime Analysis/Environmental Criminology

  • Community Regulation/Community Capacity Building

  • Ecology of Crime and Urban Criminological Theories

Search Professor Lorraine Mazerolle’s works on UQ eSpace

383 works between 1990 and 2025
All (383) Journal Article (197) Book Chapter (49) Conference Publication (87) Book (12) Other Outputs (38)

341 - 360 of 383 works

2006

Book Chapter

The case for third party policing

Mazerolle, Lorraine and Ransley, Janet (2006). The case for third party policing. Police Innovation: Contrasting perspectives. (pp. 191-206) edited by David Weisburd and Anthony Allan Braga. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511489334.010

The case for third party policing

2006

Journal Article

Advocate The case for third-party policing

Mazerolle, Lorraine and Ransley, Janet (2006). Advocate The case for third-party policing. Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives, 191-206.

Advocate The case for third-party policing

2006

Book

Third party policing

Mazerolle, Lorraine and Ransley, Janet (2006). Third party policing. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511489297

Third party policing

2006

Journal Article

SimDrug: A Multi-Agent System Tackling the Complexity of Illicit Drug Markets in Australia

Perez, Pascal, Dray, Anne, Ritter, A., Dietze, P., Moore, T. and Mazerolle, L. (2006). SimDrug: A Multi-Agent System Tackling the Complexity of Illicit Drug Markets in Australia. Complex Science for a Complex World: Exploring Human Ecosystems with Agents, 193-223.

SimDrug: A Multi-Agent System Tackling the Complexity of Illicit Drug Markets in Australia

2006

Conference Publication

Collective efficacy and how access to transport shapes the spatial distribution of crime

Rombouts, S., Mazerolle, L. and Shyy, T.-K. (2006). Collective efficacy and how access to transport shapes the spatial distribution of crime. ASC Annual Meeting 2006, Los Angeles, U.S., 1-4 November, 2006.

Collective efficacy and how access to transport shapes the spatial distribution of crime

2006

Book Chapter

SimDrug: A multi-agent system tackling the complexity of illicit drug markets in Australia

Perez, Pascal, Dray, Anne, Ritter, Alison, Dietze, Paul, Moore, Tim and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2006). SimDrug: A multi-agent system tackling the complexity of illicit drug markets in Australia. Complex science for a complex world - Exploring human ecosystems with agents. (pp. 193-224) edited by Pascal Perez and David F. Batten. Canberra: ANU E Press.

SimDrug: A multi-agent system tackling the complexity of illicit drug markets in Australia

2005

Journal Article

Managing police patrol time: The role of supervisor directives

Famega, Christine N., Frank, James and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2005). Managing police patrol time: The role of supervisor directives. Justice Quarterly, 22 (4), 540-559. doi: 10.1080/07418820500364692

Managing police patrol time: The role of supervisor directives

2005

Book Chapter

Web GIS for mapping community crime rates: Approaches and challenges

Shyy, Tung-Kai, Stimson, Robert J., Western, John, Murray, Alan T. and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2005). Web GIS for mapping community crime rates: Approaches and challenges. Geographic information systems and crime analysis. (pp. 236-252) edited by Fahui Wang. Hershey, USA: Idea Group Publishing.

Web GIS for mapping community crime rates: Approaches and challenges

2004

Journal Article

Differential police control at drug dealing places

Mazerolle, Lorraine, Kadleck, Colleen and Roehl, Jan (2004). Differential police control at drug dealing places. Security Journal, 17 (1), 61-69. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.sj.8340162

Differential police control at drug dealing places

2004

Book Chapter

Third party policing: Prospects, challenges and implications for regulators

Mazerolle, Lorraine and Ransley, Janet (2004). Third party policing: Prospects, challenges and implications for regulators. Regulation : Enforcement and compliance. (pp. 61-76) edited by Richard Johnstone and Rick Sarre. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Third party policing: Prospects, challenges and implications for regulators

2004

Book Chapter

Third party policing: Considering the ethical challenges

Mazerolle, Lorraine and Prenzler, Tim (2004). Third party policing: Considering the ethical challenges. Police integrity and ethics. (pp. 163-187) edited by Matthew Hickman, Alex R. Piquero and Jack R. Greene.. Belmont, CA, U.S.A.: Wadsworth.

Third party policing: Considering the ethical challenges

2003

Journal Article

The pros and cons of publicity campaigns as a crime control tactic

Mazerolle, Lorraine (2003). The pros and cons of publicity campaigns as a crime control tactic. Criminology and Public Policy, 2 (3), 531-540. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2003.tb00013.x

The pros and cons of publicity campaigns as a crime control tactic

2003

Journal Article

Policing the plight of Indigenous Australians: Past conflicts and present challenges

Mazerolle, Lorraine Ann, Marchetti, Elena Maria and Lindsay, Andrew Harry (2003). Policing the plight of Indigenous Australians: Past conflicts and present challenges. Police and Society (7), 77-104.

Policing the plight of Indigenous Australians: Past conflicts and present challenges

2002

Journal Article

Managing citizens calls to the police: The impact of Baltimore's 3-1-1 call system

Mazerolle, Lorraine, Rogan, Dennis, Frank, James, Famega, Christine and Eck, John (2002). Managing citizens calls to the police: The impact of Baltimore's 3-1-1 call system. Criminology and Public Policy, 2 (1), 97-124. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2002.tb00110.x

Managing citizens calls to the police: The impact of Baltimore's 3-1-1 call system

2002

Journal Article

Social behavior in public space: An analysis of behavioral adaptations to CCTV

Mazerolle, Lorraine, Hurley, David and Chamlin, Mitchell (2002). Social behavior in public space: An analysis of behavioral adaptations to CCTV. Security Journal, 15 (3), 59-75. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.sj.8340118

Social behavior in public space: An analysis of behavioral adaptations to CCTV

2002

Journal Article

Technological approaches to controlling random gunfire: Results of a gunshot detection system field test

Watkins, Cory, Mazerolle, Lorraine Green, Rogan, Dennis and Frank, James (2002). Technological approaches to controlling random gunfire: Results of a gunshot detection system field test. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 25 (2), 345-370. doi: 10.1108/13639510210429400

Technological approaches to controlling random gunfire: Results of a gunshot detection system field test

2000

Journal Article

Crime and disorder in drug hot spots: implications for theory and practice in policing

Weisburd, David and Mazerolle, Lorraine Green (2000). Crime and disorder in drug hot spots: implications for theory and practice in policing. Police Quarterly, 3 (3), 331-349. doi: 10.1177/1098611100003003006

Crime and disorder in drug hot spots: implications for theory and practice in policing

2000

Journal Article

Civil remedies and drug control: A randomized field trial in Oakland, California

Mazerolle, Lorraine Green, Price, James F. and Roehl, Jan (2000). Civil remedies and drug control: A randomized field trial in Oakland, California. Evaluation Review, 24 (2), 211-239. doi: 10.1177/0193841X0002400203

Civil remedies and drug control: A randomized field trial in Oakland, California

2000

Journal Article

Problem-oriented policing in public housing: The Jersey City evaluation

Mazerolle, Lorraine Green, Ready, Justin, Terrill, William and Waring, Elin (2000). Problem-oriented policing in public housing: The Jersey City evaluation. Justice Quarterly, 17 (1), 129-158. doi: 10.1080/07418820000094501

Problem-oriented policing in public housing: The Jersey City evaluation

2000

Journal Article

The Spatial Distribution of Random Gunfire: A Block-Level Investigation of Physical and Social Structural Conditions

Watkins, R. Cory, Mazerolle, Lorraine Green and Rogan, Dennis (2000). The Spatial Distribution of Random Gunfire: A Block-Level Investigation of Physical and Social Structural Conditions. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 24 (2), 217-233. doi: 10.1007/BF02887594

The Spatial Distribution of Random Gunfire: A Block-Level Investigation of Physical and Social Structural Conditions

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Legitimacy and effective policing responses to domestic and family violence
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Developing an evidence gap map
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Enhancing the Capability of the Global Policing Database
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Criminal Justice Interventions for Preventing Terrorism and Radicalisation: An Evidence and Gap Map
    The Campbell Collaboration
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Enhancing the Capability of the Global Policing Database
    Australia and New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing Inc
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Mobile Police Community Office: Randomised Controlled Trial of Operations
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Research into Mandatory Countering Violent Extremism Programs
    Australian Government Department of Home Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Informing Policing in NZ Through GDP Systematic Reviews
    New Zealand Police
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Review of the Triage Referral and Investigative Support Tool (TRIST)
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Democratic Policing and the Evidence Base for Police Effectiveness
    The Campbell Collaboration
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Reducing Online Child Exploitation Consumption: Testing the effect of Deterrence, Desistance and Diversion Messaging
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Rapid Evidence Reviews
    Queensland Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Effectiveness of Multiagency Interventions with Police as a Partner for Preventing Radicalisation to Violence
    The Campbell Collaboration
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Development of a new Child Exploitation Material Risk Assessment Tool
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    QPS Police Effectiveness Program
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    The ACCCE Child Exploitation Material (CEM) Risk Assessment Tool: A Randomised Controlled Trial to Test the Effectiveness of a New ACCCE Risk Assessment Tool.
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Testing the Efficacy of the Ability School Engagement Program (ASEP)
    Commonwealth Department of Social Services
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Neighbourhood Watch and community participation in crime prevention
    Neighbourhood Watch Australasia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2019
    What works to address Child Exploitation Material offending? A systematic rapid review and evidence gap-map of criminal justice responses
    Australian Institute of Criminology
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Global Police Database - effectiveness of street level drug law enforcement
    Australian Institute of Criminology
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Impact of drug seizures and supplier arrests on drug use
    Australian Institute of Criminology
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Testing the efficacy of the ability school engagement program (ASEP) Co-Development
    Commonwealth Department of Social Services
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Using the Global Policing Database to Expedite Campbell Collaboration Reviews
    The Campbell Collaboration
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    What impact do police programs that seek to increase community connectedness have on attitudes and beliefs related to violent extremism?
    The Campbell Collaboration
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Systematic review of criminal justice system responses to domestic and family violence
    Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Developments of the Global Policing Database
    College of Policing
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    What works in corrections: A review of the evaluation literature
    Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Research Project for the Office of the Chief Inspector, Queensland Corrective Services
    Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General
    Open grant
  • 2017
    CVE Baseline Data Research Project
    Australian Government Attorney-General's Department
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Operation Galley
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Research into Police Effectiveness
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Evaluation of a blended online and face-to-face training program targeted at detectives in the Queensland Police Service (QPS)
    Public Safety Business Agency
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Evaluation of a procedural justice training program being developed by the Queensland Police Service (QPS)
    Public Safety Business Agency
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Evaluation of a targeted training program currently being developed by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to support officers working with vulnerable persons
    Public Safety Business Agency
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Building the Global Policing Database
    Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Experimental Criminology at UQ: Growing research outcomes, enriching student experiences
    Vice-Chancellor's Research and Teaching Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Overview of reviews on drug law enforcement strategies
    The Campbell Collaboration
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Voice for Values Program Evaluation
    Public Safety Business Agency
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2020
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (UQ lead institution)
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Law Enforcement Role in Controlling Misuse of Pharmaceuticals: Assessing the Impact of ProjectSTOP on Crime
    Australian Institute of Criminology
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Creation of the Global Policing Database
    Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Investigating serious crime: What works, what doesn't and for what crime types?
    Australian Institute of Criminology
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Electronic tracking systems and real time reporting of controlled (Section 8) medicines: assessing the impact of Project STOP on methamphetamine-related harm indicators
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014
    UQ Travel Award - Category 1 Ms Sarah MacQueen
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 1)
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Literature review - Intergenerational income support dependency
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Youth gang violence in developing countries: a systematic review of the predictors of participation and the effectiveness of interventions to reduce involvement.
    3ie Systematic Review Call 5
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Flexible Social Analysis Platforms
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Securing the data
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2012
    The development of a transportable computing facility for research engagement & research training.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Targeted Crime: Policing and Social Inclusion (ARC Linkage Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Gender Panel (Deed of Standing Offer 46074480): Respectful Relationships Program Evaluation (Official Order 45397620)
    Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    What are the impacts of interventions to reduce violent crime in developing countries
    Global Development Network
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Enhancing Analytic Social Science withComputing Capacity & an E-Archive for Aboriginal Environments Research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2015
    Multi-Site Trials of Third Party Policing: Building the Scientific Capacity for Experimental Criminology and Evidence-Based Social Policy in Australia
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Co-ordinated Response to Young People at Risk (CRYPAR) Evaluation
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    National Security iLibrary
    Research Support for National Security Program
    Open grant
  • 2010
    An enhanced computing environment for advanced social science research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    ResTeach 2010 0.1 FTE School of Social Science
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Legitimacy in Policing
    George Mason University
    Open grant
  • 2009
    A SWOT analysis of strategic problem-solving in South Australia Police (ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security_CEPS) (Griffith Univ_lead institution)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    The Drug Policy Modelling Program (Colonial Foundation Trust grant administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Modelling the effectiveness of anti- and counter-terrorist strategies in Indonesia, the Phillipines, and Thailand (Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet funded project administered by Griffith Uni)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2013
    ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS) (Griffith U_leading)
    Griffith University
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Lorraine Mazerolle is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Nudging cybersecurity: The limitations of email-based nudges in enhancing defensive behaviours

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mitigating Digital Threats and Crime: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Removing police barriers in sexual offence cases: Explicating police decision making heuristics and victims perspective

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Removing police barriers in sexual offence cases: Explicating police decision making heuristics and victims perspective

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Innovating Police Performance Measurement

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett

Completed supervision

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  • crime
  • criminology
  • policing

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