Overview
Background
Associate Professor Sarah Bennett is the Program Director, Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Queensland. Her research interests include evidence-based policing and practice, procedural justice and legitimacy, experimental criminology, and organisational practice. These interests are interwoven within three research aims to 1) advance the role of police and police training in improving outcomes for survivors, offenders and communities, 2) innovate and apply rigorous research methods in real world settings to inform policy and practice and 3) advance organisational facilitators and theories for effective practice. Sarah has significant and internationally unique expertise in delivering complex research projects with translational benefits to improve policing practice in the UK and Australia. Sarah is a Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology (AEC). Sarah is invested in strong partnerships to facilitate measurable and meaningful research outcomes.
Availability
- Associate Professor Sarah Bennett is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College
- Masters (Coursework), University of Cambridge
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Research interests
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Legitimacy and policing
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Experimental criminology
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Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
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Restorative justice
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Vulnerable communities
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Crime prevention
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Youth Diversion
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
The Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial: Enhancing the benefits of camera detected speeding notices.
Bates, L., Bennett, S., Antrobus, E., Irvine, C. and Gilmour, J. (2024). The Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial: Enhancing the benefits of camera detected speeding notices.. International Summer School for Policing Scholars (ISSPS) Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26 July 2024.
2023
Journal Article
A procedurally just flyer reduces subsequent speeding offences: evidence from the Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial (QSET)
Bates, Lyndel, Bennett, Sarah, Irvine, Claire, Antrobus, Emma and Gilmour, John (2023). A procedurally just flyer reduces subsequent speeding offences: evidence from the Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial (QSET). Journal of Experimental Criminology. doi: 10.1007/s11292-023-09582-w
2022
Journal Article
The effects of a truancy reduction program on antisocial behavior: age, race, and sex differences
Cardwell, Stephanie , Mazerolle, Lorraine , Luengen, Kelsy and Bennett, Sarah (2022). The effects of a truancy reduction program on antisocial behavior: age, race, and sex differences. Justice Evaluation Journal, 6 (1), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/24751979.2022.2135453
2022
Journal Article
An analysis of the effect of social norms on payment of speeding fines
Zahnow, Renee, Bennett, Sarah, Bates, Lyndel, Antrobus, Emma and Irvine, Claire (2022). An analysis of the effect of social norms on payment of speeding fines. Psychology, Crime and Law, 30 (6), 583-599. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2022.2104278
2022
Other Outputs
Training Research Summary: Police Wellbeing
Bennett, Sarah, Daley, Kay and Anderson, Kristi (2022). Training Research Summary: Police Wellbeing. Brisbane, QLD, Australia:
2022
Book Chapter
Translational criminology in the Antipodes: a tale of trials, tribulations, and (sometimes) triumph
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Martin, Peter, Newman, Michael and Platz, Debbie (2022). Translational criminology in the Antipodes: a tale of trials, tribulations, and (sometimes) triumph. Translational criminology in policing. (pp. 217-234) edited by The George Mason Police Research Group with David Weisburd. New York, NY, United States: Routledge/Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003153009-17
2022
Other Outputs
Effectiveness of police diversionary action – evaluation report
Bennett, S., Gilmour, J., Fennell, N. and Anderson, K. (2022). Effectiveness of police diversionary action – evaluation report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Queensland Police Service.
2022
Other Outputs
Investigating Sexual Assault: Corroborating and Understanding Relationship Evidence (ISACURE) – Summary Report
Bennett, Sarah, Gilmour, J., Anderson, K., Helton, K. and Carr, K. (2022). Investigating Sexual Assault: Corroborating and Understanding Relationship Evidence (ISACURE) – Summary Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Queensland Police Service.
2021
Conference Publication
Procedural justice and police legitimacy – research brief
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah and Anderson, Kristi (2021). Procedural justice and police legitimacy – research brief. Australian and New Zealand Society of Evidence-Based Policing (ANZSEBP), Online, 27-28 October 2021.
2021
Book Chapter
Evidence-based policing in Australia and New Zealand
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Martin, Peter, Newman, Michael, Cowan, David and Williams, Simon (2021). Evidence-based policing in Australia and New Zealand. The globalization of evidence-based policing: innovations in bridging the research-practice divide. (pp. 136-149) edited by Eric L. Piza and Brandon C. Welsh. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003027508-12
2021
Journal Article
Harmonizing legal socialization to reduce antisocial behavior: results from a randomized field trial of truanting young people
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Antrobus, Emma, Cardwell, Stephanie M., Piquero, Alex R. and Bennett, Sarah (2021). Harmonizing legal socialization to reduce antisocial behavior: results from a randomized field trial of truanting young people. Justice Quarterly, 38 (1), 152-179. doi: 10.1080/07418825.2019.1618894
2020
Conference Publication
Police PACT with the public to STOP the spread of COVID-19
Bennett, Sarah and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2020). Police PACT with the public to STOP the spread of COVID-19. ANZSOC Policing Pandemics and Protest Workshop, Brisbane, Australia, 9 December 2020.
2020
Journal Article
A police partnership targeting truancy: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah and Cardwell, Stephanie M. (2020). A police partnership targeting truancy: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 4 (3-4), 134-159. doi: 10.1007/s41887-020-00048-x
2020
Journal Article
Bully victimization, truancy, and violent offending: evidence from the ASEP truancy reduction experiment
Cardwell, Stephanie M., Bennett, Sarah and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2020). Bully victimization, truancy, and violent offending: evidence from the ASEP truancy reduction experiment. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 19 (1), 154120402094004-26. doi: 10.1177/1541204020940040
2020
Journal Article
Policing the pandemic with a PACT
Bennett, Sarah and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2020). Policing the pandemic with a PACT. The Journal for Women and Policing, Autumn (45), 7-9.
2020
Journal Article
Accessibility of evidence‐based parenting programs in the community: parents who are involved in the Criminal Justice System encounter barriers to program access
Prguda, Emina, Burke, Kylie, Antrobus, Emma and Bennett, Sarah (2020). Accessibility of evidence‐based parenting programs in the community: parents who are involved in the Criminal Justice System encounter barriers to program access. Australian Psychologist, 55 (3) ap.12405, 244-256. doi: 10.1111/ap.12405
2020
Journal Article
Developing police-public crime prevention partnerships with IM-PACT
Bennett, Sarah, Peel, Bruce and Green, Darren (2020). Developing police-public crime prevention partnerships with IM-PACT. Police Science: Australia and New Zealand Journal of Evidence Based Policing, 4 (2), 39-41.
2019
Other Outputs
Policing alcohol impaired driving. A rapid review of the evaluation literature: Final report
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Eggins, Elizabeth, Bennett, Sarah, Roetman, Scott, Hine, Lorelei, McEwan, James, Hassall, Georgia and Hockey, Andrew (2019). Policing alcohol impaired driving. A rapid review of the evaluation literature: Final report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2019
Other Outputs
Road policing and level of centralisation: a rapid review of the evaluation literature: final report
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Eggins, Elizabeth, Bennett, Sarah, Roetman, Scott, Hine, Lorelei, McEwan, James, Hassall, Georgia and Hockey, Andrew (2019). Road policing and level of centralisation: a rapid review of the evaluation literature: final report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2019
Journal Article
Evidence-based policing: a survey of police attitudes
Cherney, Adrian, Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah, Murphy, Bevan and Newman, Mike (2019). Evidence-based policing: a survey of police attitudes. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (579). doi: 10.52922/ti85540
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Sarah Bennett is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Tracing the Journey: Women¿s Offending Pathways, Programs, and Desistance in the Australian Criminal Justice System
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Violence Against Women in Rural and Remote Communities: Explicating factors that impact prevalence, severity and help-seeking
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Innovating Police Performance Measurement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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Doctor Philosophy
Routine Policing Activities: Assessing the Strategic Deployment of Random Breath Testing on Crime, Calls for Service and Traffic Crashes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran
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Doctor Philosophy
Removing police barriers in sexual offence cases: Explicating police decision making heuristics and victims perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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Doctor Philosophy
Removing police barriers in sexual offence cases: Explicating police decision making heuristics and victims perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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Doctor Philosophy
Mitigating Digital Threats and Crime: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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Doctor Philosophy
Nudging cybersecurity: The limitations of email-based nudges in enhancing defensive behaviours
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Tracing the Journey: Women's Offending Pathways, Programs, and Desistance in the Australian Criminal Justice System
Principal Advisor
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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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Proactive Police Detectives: An Evaluation of Brisbane's Operation Galley
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Engaging parents involved in Community Corrections: The role of parenting interventions in improving child and parent outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Behaviour change, rigorous evidence and public policy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Professor Brian Head, Professor Cameron Parsell
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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
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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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)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Randomised Controlled Trials in Policing: An Organisational Learning Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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