
Overview
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
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
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Experimental Criminology
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Policing, especially Third Party Policing, Problem-Oriented Policing
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Crime Control/Crime Prevention
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Crime Analysis/Environmental Criminology
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Community Regulation/Community Capacity Building
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Ecology of Crime and Urban Criminological Theories
Works
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2018
Journal Article
Operation Galley: a partnership approach to reducing hotel drug crime
Morton, Paul, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Luengen, Kelsy and Newman, Mike (2018). Operation Galley: a partnership approach to reducing hotel drug crime. Police Science, 3 (1), 7-10.
2018
Conference Publication
Examining the effects of school structure and social context bullying, victimization, and nonviolent delinquency
Aiyer, Sophie, Antrobus, Emma and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2018). Examining the effects of school structure and social context bullying, victimization, and nonviolent delinquency. American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, United States, 14-17 November 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Crime and justice – using evidence for less crime and better justice
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Eggins, Elizabeth, Higginson, Angela and Antrobus, Emma (2018). Crime and justice – using evidence for less crime and better justice. Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-14 June 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Legitimacy in policing: an updated Campbell Collaboration systematic review
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Eggins, Elizabeth, Higginson, Angela and Antrobus, Emma (2018). Legitimacy in policing: an updated Campbell Collaboration systematic review. Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Models for successful policing. Researchers’ advice to policy
Mazerolle, Lorraine (2018). Models for successful policing. Researchers’ advice to policy. Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-15 June 2018.
2018
Book Chapter
Procedural justice
Bennett, Sarah, Hine, Lorelei and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2018). Procedural justice. Oxford bibliographies. (pp. 1-3) New York , NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/OBO/9780195396607-0241
2018
Conference Publication
Life and death decisions: estimating the causal impact of Australia’s gun buyback program on homicide and suicide
Bartos, Bradley J., Mazerolle, Lorraine and McCleary, Richard (2018). Life and death decisions: estimating the causal impact of Australia’s gun buyback program on homicide and suicide. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA, 14-17 November 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Making communities safer: translating evidence into practice
Mazerolle, Lorraine (2018). Making communities safer: translating evidence into practice. Crime Prevention and Communities Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 7-8 June 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Community–oriented policing to reduce crime and improve citizen perceptions: a systematic review
Mazerolle, Lorraine (2018). Community–oriented policing to reduce crime and improve citizen perceptions: a systematic review. Global Evidence and Implementation Summit, Melbourne, Australia, 22–24 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Authors meet critics: mirage of police reform
Mazerolle, Lorraine (2018). Authors meet critics: mirage of police reform. American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States, 14-17 November 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Crime and justice – using evidence for less crime and better justice
Mazerolle, Lorraine and Neyroud, Peter (2018). Crime and justice – using evidence for less crime and better justice. Global Evidence and Implementation Summit, Melbourne, Australia, 22-24 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Evidence–based policing as a disruptive innovation: The Global Policing Database as a disruption tool
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Eggins, Elizabeth, Higginson, Angela and Stanko, Elizabeth (2018). Evidence–based policing as a disruptive innovation: The Global Policing Database as a disruption tool. Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2018.
2017
Other Outputs
The risk and time preferences of young truants and their parents
Antrobus, Emma, Baranov, Victoria, Cobb-Clark, Deborah, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Tymula, Agnieszka (2017). The risk and time preferences of young truants and their parents. LCC Working Paper Series. 2017-27. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2017
Other Outputs
IZA DP No. 11236: The Risk and Time Preferences of Young Truants and Their Parents
Antrobus, Emma, Baranov, Victoria, Cobb-Clark, Deborah A., Mazerolle, Lorraine and Tymula, Agnieszka (2017). IZA DP No. 11236: The Risk and Time Preferences of Young Truants and Their Parents. IZA Institute of Labor Economics.
2017
Journal Article
International Women and Law Enforcement Conference
McLaren, Scott, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Platz, Debbie (2017). International Women and Law Enforcement Conference. Police Science, 2 (2), 21-21.
2017
Book
Police techniques for investigating serious violent crime: A systematic review
Higginson, Angela, Eggins, Elizabeth and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2017). Police techniques for investigating serious violent crime: A systematic review. Australian Institute of Criminology. doi: 10.52922/ti129192
2017
Journal Article
Police techniques for investigating serious violent crime: A systematic review
Higginson, Angela, Eggins, Elizabeth and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2017). Police techniques for investigating serious violent crime: A systematic review. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 2017 (539), 1-13.
2017
Other Outputs
Investigating Serious Violent Crime: What works, what doesn’t and for what crime types?
Higginson, Angela, Eggins, Elizabeth and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2017). Investigating Serious Violent Crime: What works, what doesn’t and for what crime types?. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology.
2017
Journal Article
Social capital and fear of crime in Brisbane
Sargeant, Elise, Liu, Yifan, St John, Nathan, Hong, Nga Fong, Huu, Tracy, Chen, Jie and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2017). Social capital and fear of crime in Brisbane. Journal of Sociology, 53 (3), 637-652. doi: 10.1177/1440783317704992
2017
Journal Article
Living near violence: how proximity to violence shapes perceptions of police effectiveness and confidence in police
Zahnow, Renee, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Wickes, Rebecca and Corcoran, Jonathan (2017). Living near violence: how proximity to violence shapes perceptions of police effectiveness and confidence in police. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 53, 138-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.07.007
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Lorraine Mazerolle is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Mitigating Digital Threats and Crime: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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Doctor Philosophy
Nudging cybersecurity: The limitations of email-based nudges in enhancing defensive behaviours
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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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
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Innovating Police Performance Measurement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Proactive Police Detectives: An Evaluation of Brisbane's Operation Galley
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
School truancy and financial independence during emerging adulthood: A longitudinal analysis of receipt of and reliance on cash transfers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Ferris
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
`Conservation' Criminology: Understanding and Preventing Illegal Fishing in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Renee Zahnow
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Encouraging school re-engagement: Exploring the operation of the legal mechanisms of a Third Party Policing school engagement intervention
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Skill acquisition, transfer and application: A study of investigative interviewing training in the Queensland Police Service.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Activating School Bonds: A Study of Truanting Young People in the Context of the Ability School Engagement Program (ASEP)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Randomised Controlled Trials in Policing: An Organisational Learning Perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The Legislative Context of Prejudice Motivated Victimisation: Perceptions of Police Legitimacy and Citizen Decisions to Report Hate Crime Incidents
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The impact of alcohol on society: Exploring the burden on police, ambulance, emergency departments and hospitals
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Policing gender diversity: perceptions of intergroup difference between police and transgender people
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Policing and collective efficacy: The way police effectiveness, legitimacy and police strategies explain variations in collective efficacy.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Using Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) to Prevent Cybercrimes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ryan Ko
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The Blended Detective Training Program. Educating the Digital Age Detective: Developing High Performance Police Detectives through Enhanced Self-Efficacy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Rhinoceros Horn and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Demand in China
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Community Engagement with Muslim Communities: Pitfalls and Opportunities in a Climate of Counter-Terrorism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing police investigative practices through capacity development: A case study of model police stations in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Graph Algorithms and Network Motifs: Tools for Text Exploration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Burton
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