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 with industry to facilitate measurable and meaningful research outcomes.
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
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
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. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2022.2104278
(2023–2024) Criminology Research Projects
Effectiveness of Police Diversionary Actions for Young People
(2022) Queensland Police Service
(2021–2023) Queensland Police Service
Tracing the Journey: Women¿s Offending Pathways, Programs, and Desistance in the Australian Criminal Justice System
Doctor Philosophy
(2021) Doctor Philosophy
Innovating Police Performance Measurement
Doctor Philosophy
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. Australian Institute of Criminology. doi: 10.52922/ti85540
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
Serious violent crime investigations: A systematic literature search and technical report
Denning, Rebecca, Bennett, Sarah, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Stocks, Belinda (2009). Serious violent crime investigations: A systematic literature search and technical report. Brisbane, Australia: Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security.
Sherman, Lawrence, Strang, Heather, Newbury-Birch, Dorothy and Bennett, Sarah (2007). Systematic review of recent research undertaken regarding restorative justice, reparation and victims. London, United Kingdom: Newcastle University.
Restorative justice: the evidence
Sherman, Lawrence, Strang, Heather, Barnes, Geoffrey, Bennett, Sarah, Angel, Caroline, Newbury-Birch, Dorothy, Woods, Daniel and Gill, Charlotte (2007). Restorative justice: the evidence. London, United Kingdom: The Smith Insitute.
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
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
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.
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
Police-led interventions to enhance police legitimacy
Bennett, Sarah, Davis, Jacqueline and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2014). Police-led interventions to enhance police legitimacy. Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. (pp. 3753-3765) edited by Gerben Bruinsma and David Weisburd. New York, USA: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_478
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
Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2010). Experimental criminology. Oxford Bibliographies: Criminology. (pp. 1-1) edited by Beth M. Huebner. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/OBO/9780195396607-0085
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
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
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. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2022.2104278
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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).
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
Comparing Police and Public Perceptions of a Routine Traffic Encounter
Bates, Lyndel J., Antrobus, Emma, Bennett, Sarah and Martin, Peter (2015). Comparing Police and Public Perceptions of a Routine Traffic Encounter. Police Quarterly, 18 (4), 442-468. doi: 10.1177/1098611115589290
Optimising the length of random breath tests: results from the Queensland Community Engagement Trial
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bates, Lyndel, Bennett, Sarah, White, Gentry, Ferris, Jason and Antrobus, Emma (2015). Optimising the length of random breath tests: results from the Queensland Community Engagement Trial. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 48 (2), 256-276. doi: 10.1177/0004865814532661
Enhancing police legitimacy: Results from the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET)
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma, Eggins, Elizabeth and Martin, Peter (2015). Enhancing police legitimacy: Results from the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET). Public Safety Leadership Research Focus, 3 (4), 1-8.
Sargeant, Elise, Antrobus, Emma, Murphy, Kristina, Bennett, Sarah and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2014). Social identity and procedural justice in police encounters with the public: results from a randomised controlled trial. Policing and Society, 26 (7), 789-803. doi: 10.1080/10439463.2014.989159
Viewing systematic reviews and meta-analysis in social research through different lenses
Davis, Jacqueline, Mengersen, Kerrie, Bennett, Sarah and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2014). Viewing systematic reviews and meta-analysis in social research through different lenses. SpringerPlus, 3 (1) 511, 511. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-511
Angel, Caroline M., Sherman, Lawrence W., Strang, Heather, Ariel, Barak, Bennett, Sarah, Inkpen, Nova, Keane, Anne and Richmond, Therese (2014). Short-term effects of restorative justice conferences on post-traumatic stress symptoms among robbery and burglary victims: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 10 (3), 291-307. doi: 10.1007/s11292-014-9200-0
Murphy, Kristina, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2014). Promoting trust in police: findings from a randomised experimental field trial of procedural justice policing. Policing and Society, 24 (4), 405-424. doi: 10.1080/10439463.2013.862246
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Legitimacy in policing: Draft protocol for the Campbell Collaboration systematic review
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Elise Sargeant, Ferguson, Patricia and Manning, Matthew (2010). Legitimacy in policing: Draft protocol for the Campbell Collaboration systematic review. Campbell Collaboration.
Title registration for a review proposal: legitimacy in policing
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Manning, Matthew, Ferguson, Patricia and Sargeant, Elise (2009). Title registration for a review proposal: legitimacy in policing. Campbell Systematic Reviews.
Sherman, Lawrence W., Strang, Heather, Angel, Caroline, Woods, Daniel, Barnes, Geoffrey C., Bennett, Sarah, Inkpen, Nova and Rossner, Meredith (2006). Erratum: Effects of face-to-face restorative justice on victims of crime in four randomized, controlled trials (Journal of Experimental Criminology (2005) 1 (367-395)). Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2 (3), 407-407. doi: 10.1007/s11292-006-9006-9
Victim evaluations of face-to-face restorative justice conferences: A quasi-experimental analysis
Strang, Heather, Sherman, Lawrence, Angel, Caroline M., Woods, Daniel J., Bennett, Sarah, Newbury-Birch, Dorothy and Inkpen, Nova (2006). Victim evaluations of face-to-face restorative justice conferences: A quasi-experimental analysis. Journal of Social Issues, 62 (2), 281-306. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00451.x
Sherman, Lawrence W, Strang, Heather, Angel, Caroline, Woods, Daniel, Barnes, Geoffrey C., Bennett, Sarah, Inkpen, N. and Rossner, M. (2005). Effects of face-to-face restorative justice on victims of crime in four randomized, controlled trials. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1 (3), 367-395. doi: 10.1007/s11292-005-8126-y
Explaining gender differences in crime and violence: The importance of social cognitive skills
Bennett, Sarah, Farrington, David P. and Huesmann, L. Rowell (2005). Explaining gender differences in crime and violence: The importance of social cognitive skills. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 10 (3), 263-288. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2004.07.001
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.
Peel, Bruce, Green, Darren and Bennett, Sarah (2019). IM-PACT to save lives. Queensland Police Service Research Showcase, Brisbane, Australia, April 2019.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bennett, Sarah (2018). Evidencing police training. ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2018.
Peel, Bruce, Bennett, Sarah and Green, Darren (2018). IM-PACT to save lives. ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2018.
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.
Saving lives, reducing crime and victimisation…one PACT at a time
Peel, Bruce, Green, Darren and Bennett, Sarah (2018). Saving lives, reducing crime and victimisation…one PACT at a time. ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2018.
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.
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.
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.
Evidence based policing workshop
Bennett, S. (2017). Evidence based policing workshop. International Women and Law Enforcement Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 17-21 September 2017.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Crafting legitimate police-research partnerships through procedural justice
Bennett, Sarah, Martin, Peter and Thompson, Ian (2016). Crafting legitimate police-research partnerships through procedural justice. Working with the Police on Policing International Conference, Sheffield, United Kingdom, October 2016.
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.
RJ research evidence and evidenced based RJ practice
Bennett, Sarah (2016). RJ research evidence and evidenced based RJ practice. Youth Justice Conferencing Meeting, Department of Justice and Attorney General, Brisbane, Australia, January 2016.
Restorative justice evidence and evidence based practice
Bennett, Sarah (2016). Restorative justice evidence and evidence based practice. Youth Justice Senior Managers, Department of Youth Justice and Attorney General, Brisbane, Australia, January 2016.
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.
Inspiring ideas for effective and evidence-based policing
Bennett, Sarah (2015). Inspiring ideas for effective and evidence-based policing. Evidence-Based Policing Summit, Sydney, Australia, December 2015.
Bennett, Sarah (2015). Mobile Police Community Office (MPCO): setting the wheels in motion and The Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET). ANZ Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, April 2015.
Antrobus, Emma, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2015). Rapid Research – The ABILITY Trial: Promising results from a Third Party Policing intervention for truanting kids. International Life Course Conference, Brisbane, Australia, October 2015.
Bennett, Sarah, Antrobus, Emma, Eggins, Elizabeth and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2014). Patterns of victimisation, police contact and perceptions of police legitimacy in a Third Party Policing intervention. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, 19-22 November 2014.
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.
RJ research evidence and evidenced based RJ practice
Bennett, Sarah (2014). RJ research evidence and evidenced based RJ practice. Youth Justice Conferencing Meeting, Department of Justice and Attorney General, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, January 2014.
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.
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.
Antrobus, Emma, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2013). Unlawful entry experiment. Queensland Police Service Forensic Services Group Senior Leaders Conference, Brisbane, Australia, September 2013.
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
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.
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.
Queensland Community Engagement Trial
Antrobus, Emma, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2011). Queensland Community Engagement Trial. CEPS 2012 Risk and Resilience: Redefining Security Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, October 2011.
Experimental criminology in the policing context (Invited speaker)
Bennett, Sarah (2010). Experimental criminology in the policing context (Invited speaker). Queensland Police Service Research Unit, Brisbane, Australia, June 2010.
Issues encountered in social science meta-analysis: A case study on legitimacy in policing
Bennett, Sarah, Davis, Jacqueline, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Mengersen, Kerry (2010). Issues encountered in social science meta-analysis: A case study on legitimacy in policing. 5th Annual meeting of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Cartagena, Spain, 5-7 July 2010.
Legitimacy and policing: a systematic review
Bennett, Sarah, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Davis, Jacqueline, Sargeant, Elise and Manning, Matthew (2010). Legitimacy and policing: a systematic review. The National Policing Improvement Agency, Bramshill, United Kingdom, March 2010.
Legitimacy policing: systematic review findings
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah, Davis, Jacqueline , Sargeant, Elise and Manning, Matthew (2010). Legitimacy policing: systematic review findings. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, November 2010.
Procedural justice policing, results from a systematic review
Bennett, Sarah (2010). Procedural justice policing, results from a systematic review. National Policing Improvement Agency and Campbell Collaboration, Bramshill, England, April 2010.
Queensland Community Engagement Trial: Preliminary results
Bennett, Sarah and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2010). Queensland Community Engagement Trial: Preliminary results. 2nd CEPS Annual International Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 7- 8 October, 2010.
The Queensland Community Engagement Trial (Invited speaker)
Bennett, Sarah (2010). The Queensland Community Engagement Trial (Invited speaker). Institute for Social Science Research, Brisbane, Australia, May 2010.
The Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET) – Information Session (Invited speaker)
Bennett, Sarah (2010). The Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET) – Information Session (Invited speaker). Queensland Police Service, Brisbane, Australia, March 2010.
Victimisation and Restorative Justice
Bennett, Sarah and Gill, Charlotte (2006). Victimisation and Restorative Justice. Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2006.
Inserting Restorative Justice into Robbery and Burglary Sentences in London
Bennett, Sarah and Inkpen, Nova (2005). Inserting Restorative Justice into Robbery and Burglary Sentences in London. World Congress Conference, Philadelphia, PA United States, August 2005.
Making RJ Happen: Victim and offender take-up
Bennett, Sarah, Inkpen, Nova and Newbury-Birch, Dorothy (2004). Making RJ Happen: Victim and offender take-up. Restorative Justice at the Coalface Conference, Newcastle, United Kingdom, June 2004.
Restorative Justice and Serious Crime
Bennett, Sarah and Inkpen, Nova (2004). Restorative Justice and Serious Crime. RJ Winchester Conference, Winchester, United Kingdom, March 2004.
Pushing the boundaries, Restorative Justice and Britain’s criminal justice system
Bennett, Sarah and Inkpen, Nova (2003). Pushing the boundaries, Restorative Justice and Britain’s criminal justice system. British Society of Criminology, Bangor, Wales, June 2003.
Restorative justice and serious crime (Invited speaker)
Bennett, Sarah (2003). Restorative justice and serious crime (Invited speaker). Criminal Justice Management Conference, London, United Kingdom, October 2003.
Restorative justice infused within court process (Invited speaker)
Bennett, Sarah (2003). Restorative justice infused within court process (Invited speaker). Home Office Senior Research Team, London, United Kingdom, September 2003.
Restorative Justice and Serious Crime
Bennett, Sarah and Inkpen, Nova (2002). Restorative Justice and Serious Crime. American Society of Criminology Conference, Chicago, USA, November 2002.
Infusing restorative justice into criminal justice
Bennett, Sarah, Inkpen, Nova and Newbury-Birch, Dorothy (2001). Infusing restorative justice into criminal justice. American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA United States, November 2001.
Training Research Summary: Police Wellbeing
Bennett, Sarah, Daley, Kay and Anderson, Kristi (2022). Training Research Summary: Police Wellbeing. Brisbane, QLD, Australia:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. -:
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.
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.
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).
Project ABILITY: pilot process evaluation report
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah and Eggins, Elizabeth (2011). Project ABILITY: pilot process evaluation report. Brisbane, Australia:
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:
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).
Bennett, Sarah, Denning, Rebecca, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Stocks, Belinda (2009). Procedural Justice: A systematic literature search and technical report to the National Policing Improvement Agency. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security.
Criminal careers and restorative justice
Bennett, Sarah (2008). Criminal careers and restorative justice PhD Thesis, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.
(2023–2024) Criminology Research Projects
Effectiveness of Police Diversionary Actions for Young People
(2022) Queensland Police Service
(2021–2023) Queensland Police Service
Transforming sexual assault investigations and outcomes for victims and justice
(2020–2022) UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
QPS Police Effectiveness Program
(2019–2022) Queensland Police Service
Testing the Efficacy of the Ability School Engagement Program (ASEP)
(2019–2021) Commonwealth Department of Social Services
Equipping Effective QPS Detectives Project
(2019–2020) Queensland Police Service
(2019–2020) Queensland Police Service
Testing the efficacy of the ability school engagement program (ASEP) Co-Development
(2019) Commonwealth Department of Social Services
(2017–2018) Queensland Police Service
Research impact and dissemination in policing - advancing an evidence-based policing agenda
(2017–2018) Australian Institute of Criminology
(2016–2018) Public Safety Business Agency
(2016–2018) Public Safety Business Agency
Research impact and dissemination in policing - advancing an evidence-based policing agenda
(2016–2018) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
(2016–2017) Public Safety Business Agency
Research into Police Effectiveness
(2016–2017) Queensland Police Service
Working together: the role of parents, communities and schools in public/state education
(2014) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
What are the impacts of interventions to reduce violent crime in developing countries
(2011–2014) Global Development Network
Tracing the Journey: Women¿s Offending Pathways, Programs, and Desistance in the Australian Criminal Justice System
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Innovating Police Performance Measurement
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Routine Policing Activities: Assessing the Strategic Deployment of Random Breath Testing on Crime, Calls for Service and Traffic Crashes
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Mitigating Digital Threats and Crime: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Proactive Police Detectives: An Evaluation of Brisbane's Operation Galley
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Behaviour change, rigorous evidence and public policy
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Randomised Controlled Trials in Policing: An Organisational Learning Perspective
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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