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
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.
2017
Journal Article
The coproduction of truancy control: results from a randomized trial of a police–schools partnership program
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma and Eggins, Elizabeth (2017). The coproduction of truancy control: results from a randomized trial of a police–schools partnership program. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 54 (6), 791-823. doi: 10.1177/0022427817705167
2017
Journal Article
Enhancing gender diversity in police recruitment
Spence, Jack, Putt, Claire, Chan, Lydia, Barrett, Julian, Bennett, Sarah and Newman, Michael (2017). Enhancing gender diversity in police recruitment. Police Science: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 2 (1), 38-44.
2017
Other Outputs
Evidence-based Policing: Western Australian Police, Technical Report
Cherney, Adrian, Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah, Murphy, Bevan and Newman, Mike (2017). Evidence-based Policing: Western Australian Police, Technical Report. -:
2017
Journal Article
Mobile Police Community Office: A vehicle for reducing crime, crime harm and enhancing police legitimacy?
Bennett, Sarah, Newman, Michael and Sydes, Michelle (2017). Mobile Police Community Office: A vehicle for reducing crime, crime harm and enhancing police legitimacy?. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 13 (3), 417-428. doi: 10.1007/s11292-017-9302-6
2017
Journal Article
Truancy intervention reduces crime: results from a randomized field trial
Bennett, Sarah, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Antrobus, Emma, Eggins, Elizabeth and Piquero, Alex R. (2017). Truancy intervention reduces crime: results from a randomized field trial. Justice Quarterly, 35 (2), 309-329. doi: 10.1080/07418825.2017.1313440
2017
Journal Article
Reducing Truancy and Fostering a Willingness to Attend School: Results from a Randomized Trial of a Police-School Partnership Program
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah and Eggins, Elizabeth (2017). Reducing Truancy and Fostering a Willingness to Attend School: Results from a Randomized Trial of a Police-School Partnership Program. Prevention Science, 18 (4), 469-480. doi: 10.1007/s11121-017-0771-7
2017
Conference Publication
Legitimacy in policing: an updated systematic review
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Eggins, Elizabeth, Higginson, Angela and Antrobus, Emma (2017). Legitimacy in policing: an updated systematic review. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA USA, November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
An introduction to the Investigating Sexual Assault – Corroborating and Understanding Relationship Evidence Course – an aggregate presentation of significant results
Carr, Katrina, Bennett, Sarah, Newman, Michael and Helton, Kirsten (2017). An introduction to the Investigating Sexual Assault – Corroborating and Understanding Relationship Evidence Course – an aggregate presentation of significant results. In: ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Sydney, Australia, (). June 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Evidence based policing workshop
Bennett, S. (2017). Evidence based policing workshop. International Women and Law Enforcement Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 17-21 September 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Using social media to inform, engage, and evaluate public responses to policing strategies
Hine, Lorelei, Lynn, Monique, Bennett, Sarah and Newman, Michael (2017). Using social media to inform, engage, and evaluate public responses to policing strategies. Police Science: Australia & New Zealand Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 2 (2), 23-27.
2017
Conference Publication
Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial: developing a road policing procedural justice intervention
Bates, Lyndel, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma, Irvine, Claire and Carney, Christine (2017). Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial: developing a road policing procedural justice intervention. Australasian Road Safety Conference, Perth, Australia, October 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
School based police officers. Might investment in the Ability School Engagement Program (ASEP) be a more cost-effective approach to dealing with truancy and offending in schools?
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma and Eggins, Elizabeth (2017). School based police officers. Might investment in the Ability School Engagement Program (ASEP) be a more cost-effective approach to dealing with truancy and offending in schools?. Presentation to Queensland Department of Education & Training, Brisbane, Australia, 13 June 2017.
2016
Journal Article
The Queensland Mobile Community Office Project: putting wheels in motion for procedurally just community policing
Bennett, Sarah, Newman, Michael and Gray, Amelia (2016). The Queensland Mobile Community Office Project: putting wheels in motion for procedurally just community policing. Police Science: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 1 (1), 25-31.
2016
Other Outputs
Engaging parents in schools and building parent-school partnerships: the role of school and parent organisation leadership
Povey, Jenny, Campbell, Alice, Willis, Linda, Haynes, Michele, Western, Mark, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma and Pedde, Charley (2016). Engaging parents in schools and building parent-school partnerships: the role of school and parent organisation leadership. LCC Working Paper Series. 2016-07. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2016
Journal Article
Twelve experiments in restorative justice: the Jerry Lee program of randomized trials of restorative justice conferences
Sherman, Lawrence W., Strang, Heather, Barnes, Geoffrey, Woods, Daniel J., Bennett, Sarah, Inkpen, Nova, Newbury-Birch, Dorothy, Rossner, Meredith, Angel, Caroline, Mearns, Malcolm and Slothower, Molly (2016). Twelve experiments in restorative justice: the Jerry Lee program of randomized trials of restorative justice conferences. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 11 (4), 501-540. doi: 10.1007/s11292-015-9247-6
2016
Journal Article
Engaging parents in schools and building parent-school partnerships: the role of school and parent organisation leadership
Povey, Jenny, Campbell, Alice Kate, Willis, Linda-Dianne, Haynes, Michele, Western, Mark, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma and Pedde, Charley (2016). Engaging parents in schools and building parent-school partnerships: the role of school and parent organisation leadership. International Journal of Educational Research, 79 (1), 128-141. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2016.07.005
2016
Conference Publication
Perceptions of procedural justice: convergent and divergent perspectives of police, disadvantaged youth and their families
Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah, Prguda, Emina and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2016). Perceptions of procedural justice: convergent and divergent perspectives of police, disadvantaged youth and their families. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Crafting effective police-research partnerships: The Queensland experience
Bennett, Sarah (2016). Crafting effective police-research partnerships: The Queensland experience. G8 Working with Police on Policing Conference, Sheffield, United Kingdom, October 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Saving lives and building legitimacy….one procedurally just breath test (or ticket) at a time
Bennett, Sarah (2016). Saving lives and building legitimacy….one procedurally just breath test (or ticket) at a time. Traffic Summit, South Australia Police Academy, Adelaide, Australia, May 2016.
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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