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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2014
Book
Procedural justice and legitimacy in policing
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Sargeant, Elise, Cherney, Adrian, Bennett, Sarah, Murphy, Kristina, Antrobus, Emma and Martin, Peter (2014). Procedural justice and legitimacy in policing. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-04543-6
2014
Conference Publication
Perceptions of police legitimacy in the context of truancy: results from a randomized field trial
Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Prguda, Emina (2014). Perceptions of police legitimacy in the context of truancy: results from a randomized field trial. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 2014.
2014
Book Chapter
Third party policing and school truancy
Nitschke, Faye, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2014). Third party policing and school truancy. Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. (pp. 5211-5221) edited by Gerben Bruinsma and David Weisburd. New York, USA: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_172
2013
Journal Article
Procedural justice and police legitimacy: a systematic review of the research evidence
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Davis, Jacqueline, Sargeant, Elise and Manning, Matthew (2013). Procedural justice and police legitimacy: a systematic review of the research evidence. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 9 (3), 245-274. doi: 10.1007/s11292-013-9175-2
2013
Journal Article
Shaping citizen perceptions of police legitimacy: a randomized field trial of procedural justice
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah and Tyler, Tom R. (2013). Shaping citizen perceptions of police legitimacy: a randomized field trial of procedural justice. Criminology, 51 (1), 33-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2012.00289.x
2013
Other Outputs
Legitimacy in policing
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Davis, Jacqueline, Sargeant, Elise and Manning, Matthew (2013). Legitimacy in policing. Crime Prevention Research Review Washington, DC, United States: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice.
2013
Journal Article
Legitimacy in policing: a systematic review
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Davis, Jacqueline, Sargeant, Elise and Manning, Matthew (2013). Legitimacy in policing: a systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 9 (1), i-147. doi: 10.4073/csr.2013.1
2013
Journal Article
Random breath testing in Queensland and Western Australia: examination of how the random breath testing rate influences alcohol related traffic crash rates
Ferris, Jason, Mazerolle, Lorraine, King, Mark, Bates, Lyndel, Bennett, Sarah and Devaney, Madonna (2013). Random breath testing in Queensland and Western Australia: examination of how the random breath testing rate influences alcohol related traffic crash rates. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 60, 181-188. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.08.018
2013
Conference Publication
Unlawful entry experiment
Antrobus, Emma, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2013). Unlawful entry experiment. Queensland Police Service Forensic Services Group Senior Leaders Conference, Brisbane, Australia, September 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Random Breath Testing and their effectiveness revisited: an examination of RBT and alcohol-related crash data from 2000-2011 across Australia.
Ferris, Jason, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Devaney, Madonna, King, Mark and Bates, Lyndel (2013). Random Breath Testing and their effectiveness revisited: an examination of RBT and alcohol-related crash data from 2000-2011 across Australia.. ADASC 2013: 6th Australasian Drug and Alcohol Strategy Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 19-22 March, 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Random breath testing and their effectiveness revisited: An examination of RBT and alcohol-related crash data from 2000-2011 across Australia
Ferris, Jason, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Devaney, Madonna, Bennett, Sarah, King, Mark and Bates, Lyndal (2013). Random breath testing and their effectiveness revisited: An examination of RBT and alcohol-related crash data from 2000-2011 across Australia. 20th International Council on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 August 2013.
2012
Journal Article
Procedural justice, routine encounters and citizen perceptions of police: main findings from the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET)
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma and Eggins, Elizabeth (2012). Procedural justice, routine encounters and citizen perceptions of police: main findings from the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET). Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8 (4), 343-367. doi: 10.1007/s11292-012-9160-1
2012
Journal Article
Implementing Procedurally Just Approaches to Policing…One Breath at a Time
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Martin, Peter and Bennett, Sarah (2012). Implementing Procedurally Just Approaches to Policing…One Breath at a Time. Translational Criminology, Fall, 6-7.
2012
Conference Publication
Random Breath Tests and their effectiveness revisited. An examination of Random Breath Tests and alcohol-related crash data from 2004-2009 for Queensland and Western Australia
Ferris, Jason, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bates, Lyndel, Bennett, Sarah and King, Mark (2012). Random Breath Tests and their effectiveness revisited. An examination of Random Breath Tests and alcohol-related crash data from 2004-2009 for Queensland and Western Australia. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2012, Melbourme, Australia, 18-21 November 2012. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00514.x
2012
Conference Publication
The Queensland Community Engagement Trial, (QCET): an overview of key findings
Antrobus, Emma, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah and Tyler, Tom (2012). The Queensland Community Engagement Trial, (QCET): an overview of key findings. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL USA, November 2012.
2011
Other Outputs
Key findings of the Queensland Community Engagement Trial
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma and Eggins, Elizabeth (2011). Key findings of the Queensland Community Engagement Trial. ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security Briefing Paper Series. 8. Institute for Social Science Research, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS).
2011
Other Outputs
Project ABILITY: pilot process evaluation report
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah and Eggins, Elizabeth (2011). Project ABILITY: pilot process evaluation report. Brisbane, Australia:
2011
Other Outputs
Testing police legitimacy...one breath at a time: The Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET) Technical Report
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Eggins, Elizabeth, Antrobus, Emma, White, Gentry and Davis, Jacqueline (2011). Testing police legitimacy...one breath at a time: The Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET) Technical Report. Not available:
2011
Other Outputs
The Queensland Community Engagement Trial: Final Report
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Eggins, Elizabeth and Antrobus, Emma (2011). The Queensland Community Engagement Trial: Final Report. ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security Briefing Paper Series. Institute for Social Science Research - Publications, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS).
2011
Conference Publication
A randomized controlled trial of legitimacy policing: results of the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET)
Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2011). A randomized controlled trial of legitimacy policing: results of the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET). Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2011.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Sarah Bennett is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Biopsychosocial Adaptations and Early OperationalOutcomes: Longitudinal Neurophysiological tracking of Police Recruits' transition to Operational Policing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Susannah Tye
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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
Other advisors: Dr John Gilmour
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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
Nudging cybersecurity: The limitations of email-based nudges in enhancing defensive behaviours
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Gilmour, Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Gender in Organisational Advancement: a randomised control trial of a police training program
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Anytime, Anywhere?: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Random Breath testing as a Crime Control Strategy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran
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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
Behaviour change, rigorous evidence and public policy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emma Antrobus, Professor Brian Head, Professor Cameron Parsell
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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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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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