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
Search Professor Sarah Bennett’s works on UQ eSpace
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
Parental and student perceptions of procedural justice and legitimacy in the context of truancy: results from a randomized field trial
Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Eggins, Elizabeth (2019). Parental and student perceptions of procedural justice and legitimacy in the context of truancy: results from a randomized field trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52 (4), 534-557. doi: 10.1177/0004865819853320
2019
Journal Article
Women released from custody: investigating risk factors and reoffending
De Rooy, Kathleen, Bennett, Sarah and Sydes, Michelle (2019). Women released from custody: investigating risk factors and reoffending. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 63 (13), 0306624X1984577-2263. doi: 10.1177/0306624X19845778
2019
Other Outputs
Evidence-based policing: a survey of attitudes in two Australian police agencies
Cherney, Adrian, Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah, Murphy, Bevan and Newman, Mike (2019). Evidence-based policing: a survey of attitudes in two Australian police agencies. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology.
2019
Conference Publication
IM-PACT to save lives
Peel, Bruce, Green, Darren and Bennett, Sarah (2019). IM-PACT to save lives. Queensland Police Service Research Showcase, Brisbane, Australia, April 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Saving lives, reducing crime and building legitimacy with IM-PACT
Bennett, Sarah (2019). Saving lives, reducing crime and building legitimacy with IM-PACT. Commissioner’s Research Symposium – Transforming Policing Organisations, Brisbane, Australia, September 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Transforming sexual assault investigation training: Using evidence to inform practice
Bennett, Sarah (2019). Transforming sexual assault investigation training: Using evidence to inform practice. ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Canberra, Australia, October 2019.
2019
Book Chapter
Trials and tribulations of evidence based procedural justice
Bennett, Sarah, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Antrobus, Emma, Martin, Peter and Hine, Lorelei (2019). Trials and tribulations of evidence based procedural justice. Evidence based policing: an introduction. (pp. 145-160) edited by Renée J. Mitchell and Laura Huey. Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press. doi: 10.56687/9781447339762-014
2019
Conference Publication
Improving the QPS response to victims of sexual assault
Carr, Katrina, Bennett, Sarah and Newman, Michael (2019). Improving the QPS response to victims of sexual assault. In: Queensland Police Service Research Showcase, Brisbane, QLD Australia, (). April 2019.
2018
Journal Article
Disrupting the pathway from truancy to delinquency: a randomized field trial test of the longitudinal impact of a school engagement program
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma, Cardwell, Stephanie M., Eggins, Elizabeth and Piquero, Alex R. (2018). Disrupting the pathway from truancy to delinquency: a randomized field trial test of the longitudinal impact of a school engagement program. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 35 (4), 663-689. doi: 10.1007/s10940-018-9395-8
2018
Journal Article
Changing the relationship between impulsivity and antisocial behavior: the impact of a school engagement program
Cardwell, Stephanie M., Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah and Piquero, Alex R. (2018). Changing the relationship between impulsivity and antisocial behavior: the impact of a school engagement program. Crime and Delinquency, 65 (8), 1076-1101. doi: 10.1177/0011128718781305
2018
Journal Article
Crafting legitimate police-research partnerships through procedural justice
Bennett, Sarah, Martin, Peter and Thompson, Ian (2018). Crafting legitimate police-research partnerships through procedural justice. European Journal of Policing Studies, 5 (3), 107-124.
2018
Other Outputs
Evidence Based Policing: Queensland Police Technical Report
Cherney, Adrian, Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah, Murphy, Bevan and Newman, Mike (2018). Evidence Based Policing: Queensland Police Technical Report. St Lucia QLD Australia: The University of Queensland School of Social Sciences.
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
IM-PACT to save lives
Peel, Bruce, Bennett, Sarah and Green, Darren (2018). IM-PACT to save lives. ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 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
The Ability School Engagement Program: Testing a School-Police-Family Partnership to Tackle Truancy
Bennett, Sarah (2018). The Ability School Engagement Program: Testing a School-Police-Family Partnership to Tackle Truancy. Queensland Department of Education and Training Research Showcase, Brisbane, Australia, June 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Saving lives, reducing crime and victimisation…one PACT at a time – preliminary results
Bennett, Sarah, Peel, Bruce and Green, Darren (2018). Saving lives, reducing crime and victimisation…one PACT at a time – preliminary results. Officer in Charge Conference, Brisbane, Australia, April 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Evidencing police training
Bennett, Sarah (2018). Evidencing police training. ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2018.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Sarah Bennett is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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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