Overview
Background
Dr Emma Belton is an Early Career Researcher, with a strong track record of research in radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) demonstrated by a number of academic achievements and collaborations with industry partners. She acted as lead project manager on an ARC funded project responsible for the development of the Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA) dataset, which collects data on terrorist offenders and individuals who have radicalised to extremism. She has received training in the use and application of the Violent Extremist Risk Assessment (VERA-2R) tool by the Dept of Home Affairs and undertaken a validation study of the VERA-2R instrument. She has also worked with various government and law enforcement agencies to conduct evaluations of custody and community-based CVE programs that target convicted terrorists and vulnerable populations at risk of radicalisation. She holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of Queensland. Her research focuses on characteristics of individual radicalisation and violent extremism in Australia and aims to improve understanding of risk factors associated with violent compared to non-violent extremists.
Availability
- Dr Emma Belton is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Criminology, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Countering Violent Extremism
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Radicalisation
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Violent Extremist Risk Assessment
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Linking conspiracy beliefs with violence: a scoping review of the empirical literature
Belton, Emma, Mulholland, Tiahna and Murphy, Kristina (2025). Linking conspiracy beliefs with violence: a scoping review of the empirical literature. Terrorism and Political Violence, 1-27. doi: 10.1080/09546553.2025.2462601
2024
Journal Article
Testing the application of violent extremism risk assessment to individuals who have radicalised in Australia: the case of the VERA-2R
Belton, Emma and Cherney, Adrian (2024). Testing the application of violent extremism risk assessment to individuals who have radicalised in Australia: the case of the VERA-2R. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 690 (690) 690, 1-19. doi: 10.52922/ti77338
2024
Other Outputs
Testing the reliability and validity of the VERA-2R on individuals who have radicalised in Australia
Cherney, Adrian and Belton, Emma (2024). Testing the reliability and validity of the VERA-2R on individuals who have radicalised in Australia. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology. doi: 10.52922/crg77345
2024
Other Outputs
Understanding the progression to violence: background characteristics and risk factors for radicalisation to violent extremism
Belton, Emma (2024). Understanding the progression to violence: background characteristics and risk factors for radicalisation to violent extremism. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/72ca640
2023
Journal Article
Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA): introducing an Australian Open-Source Extremist Database
Belton, Emma, Cherney, Adrian and Zahnow, Renee (2023). Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA): introducing an Australian Open-Source Extremist Database. Perspectives on Terrorism, XVII (1), 18-35.
2022
Journal Article
Beyond ‘what works’: implementing sex offender treatment programs in the ‘real world’
Rayment-McHugh, Susan, Belton, Emma, McKillop, Nadine, Christensen, Larissa S., Prenzler, Tim and Hine, Lorelei (2022). Beyond ‘what works’: implementing sex offender treatment programs in the ‘real world’. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 61 (3), 148-167. doi: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2045529
2022
Journal Article
Effectiveness of sexual offender treatment and reintegration programs: does program composition and sequencing matter?
McKillop, Nadine, Hine, Lorelei, Rayment-McHugh, Susan, Prenzler, Tim, Christensen, Larissa S and Belton, Emma (2022). Effectiveness of sexual offender treatment and reintegration programs: does program composition and sequencing matter?. Journal of Criminology, 55 (2), 263380762210790-201. doi: 10.1177/26338076221079046
2021
Journal Article
The evaluation of case-managed programs targeting individuals at risk of radicalisation
Cherney, Adrian and Belton, Emma (2021). The evaluation of case-managed programs targeting individuals at risk of radicalisation. Terrorism and Political Violence, 35 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/09546553.2021.1984236
2021
Other Outputs
Metrics for the evaluation of case-managed programs to counter violent extremism: a pilot testing of Victorian Community Integrated Support Program (CISP) data
Cherney, Adrian and Belton, Emma (2021). Metrics for the evaluation of case-managed programs to counter violent extremism: a pilot testing of Victorian Community Integrated Support Program (CISP) data . Brisbane: University of Queensland.
2021
Conference Publication
Understanding within-group differences amongst violent extremists
Belton, Emma (2021). Understanding within-group differences amongst violent extremists. Society for Terrorism Research 5th Annual Postgraduate (Online) Conference: Current Themes in the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom (online), 28 May 2021.
2020
Journal Article
Understanding youth radicalisation: an analysis of Australian data
Cherney, Adrian, Belton, Emma, Norham, Siti Amirah Binte and Milts, Jack (2020). Understanding youth radicalisation: an analysis of Australian data. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 14 (2), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/19434472.2020.1819372
2020
Journal Article
Police programmes that seek to increase community connectedness for reducing violent extremism behaviour, attitudes and beliefs
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Eggins, Elizabeth, Cherney, Adrian, Hine, Lorelei, Higginson, Angela and Belton, Emma (2020). Police programmes that seek to increase community connectedness for reducing violent extremism behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 16 (3) e1111. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1111
2020
Other Outputs
Program integrity guidelines to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of P/CVE initiatives: Guideline review document & Program integrity toolkit
Cherney, Adrian , Belton, Emma and Daniel Koehler, (2020). Program integrity guidelines to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of P/CVE initiatives: Guideline review document & Program integrity toolkit. Queensland & Melbourne : Countering Violent Extremism Unit, Department of Justice and Community Safety and the University of Queensland.
2020
Journal Article
PROTOCOL: Multiagency programmes with police as a partner for reducing radicalisation to violence
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Cherney, Adrian, Eggins, Elizabeth, Higginson, Angela, Hine, Lorelei and Belton, Emma (2020). PROTOCOL: Multiagency programmes with police as a partner for reducing radicalisation to violence. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 16 (3) e1110. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1110
2020
Journal Article
PROTOCOL: Police programs that seek to increase community connectedness for reducing violent extremism behaviour, attitudes and beliefs
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Cherney, Adrian, Eggins, Elizabeth, Higginson, Angela, Hine, Lorelei and Belton, Emma (2020). PROTOCOL: Police programs that seek to increase community connectedness for reducing violent extremism behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 16 (1) e1076. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1076
2019
Journal Article
Assessing intervention outcomes targeting radicalised offenders: testing the pro integration model of extremist disengagement as an evaluation tool
Cherney, Adrian and Belton, Emma (2019). Assessing intervention outcomes targeting radicalised offenders: testing the pro integration model of extremist disengagement as an evaluation tool. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 13 (3), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/17467586.2019.1680854
2019
Journal Article
Evaluating the Graded Care Profile 2: Comparisons with the Original Tool and Factors Affecting Uptake and Use of the Updated Tool
Smith, Emma, Johnson, Robyn, Andersson, Tove, Belton, Emma, Kyriacou, Samantha and Hodson, Dawn (2019). Evaluating the Graded Care Profile 2: Comparisons with the Original Tool and Factors Affecting Uptake and Use of the Updated Tool. Child Abuse Review, 28 (4), 299-309. doi: 10.1002/car.2570
2019
Journal Article
Multiagency programs with police as a partner for reducing radicalisation to violence [Title registration]
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Cherney, Adrian, Eggins, Elizabeth, Higginson, Angela, Hine, Lorelei and Belton, Emma (2019). Multiagency programs with police as a partner for reducing radicalisation to violence [Title registration]. Campbell Systematic Reviews. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1044
2019
Journal Article
Evaluating case-managed approaches to counter radicalization and violent extremism: an example of the Proactive Integrated Support Model (PRISM) intervention
Cherney, Adrian and Belton, Emma (2019). Evaluating case-managed approaches to counter radicalization and violent extremism: an example of the Proactive Integrated Support Model (PRISM) intervention. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 44 (8), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/1057610x.2019.1577016
2019
Conference Publication
Police programs that seek to increase community connectedness for reducing violent extremism behaviour, attitudes, and beliefs: a systematic review
Higginson, Angela, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Cherney, Adrian, Eggins, Elizabeth, Hine, Lorelei and Belton, Emma (2019). Police programs that seek to increase community connectedness for reducing violent extremism behaviour, attitudes, and beliefs: a systematic review. Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, 10 - 12 June 2019.
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