Dr Emma Antrobus
Major Convenor – Criminology; Legal Education Studies.
Senior Lecturer
School of Social Science
+61 7 334 69306
Researcher biography
Emma Antrobus is a senior lecturer in criminology the School of Social Science. Emma has a background in social psychology and has interests in the legitimacy of social agencies and youth involvement in the criminal justice system. Her recent research focuses on randomized controlled trials examining the impact of police behaviour and legitimacy, and interventions for young people at risk.
Publications
Book
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
Book Chapter
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
Journal Articles
Lynn, Sasha, Carroll, Annemaree, Nankervis, Karen and Antrobus, Emma (2024). A systematic review of delivery modes in school‐based adolescent social–emotional learning programs—Current perspectives and future directions. Review of Education, 12 (3) ARTN e70019. doi: 10.1002/rev3.70019
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
Dodd, Shannon, Antrobus, Emma and Sydes, Michelle (2023). Body-worn camera activation in prisons: understanding correctional officers’ decision-making and use of discretion. Security Journal, 37 (2), 1-21. doi: 10.1057/s41284-023-00380-7
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, 30 (6), 583-599. 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
Luengen, Kelsy, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Antrobus, Emma (2021). Fostering intentions to attend school: applying the theory of planned behaviour to shape positive behavioural intentions in a cohort of truanting youths. Current Psychology, 41 (11), 7645-7656. doi: 10.1007/s12144-020-01309-8
Sydes, Michelle, Dodd, Shannon and Antrobus, Emma (2020). Body cameras behind bars: Exploring correctional officers’ feelings of safety with body-worn cameras. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 22 (2), 1-20. doi: 10.1177/1748895820959125
Dodd, Shannon, Antrobus, Emma and Sydes, Michelle (2020). Cameras in corrections: exploring the views of correctional officers on the introduction of body-worn cameras in prisons. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47 (9), 1190-1208. doi: 10.1177/0093854820942288
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Cardwell, Stephanie M., Antrobus, Emma and Piquero, Alex R. (2020). Policing partnerships to address youth antisocial behavior: how parental risk‐taking shapes child outcomes. Criminology and Public Policy, 19 (3) 1745-9133.12510, 883-904. doi: 10.1111/1745-9133.12510
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
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). doi: 10.52922/ti85540
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
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
Antrobus, Emma, Thompson, Ian and Ariel, Barak (2018). Procedural justice training for police recruits: results of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 15 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1007/s11292-018-9331-9
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
Ribeiro, Gianni and Antrobus, Emma (2017). Investigating the impact of jury sentencing recommendations using procedural justice theory. New Criminal Law Review, 20 (4), 535-568. doi: 10.1525/nclr.2017.20.4.535
Sargeant, E., Antrobus, E. and Platz, D. (2017). Promoting a culture of fairness: police training, procedural justice, and compliance. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 13 (3), 347-365. doi: 10.1007/s11292-017-9296-0
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
Antrobus, Emma and Pilotto, Andrew (2016). Improving forensic responses to residential burglaries: results of a randomized controlled field trial. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 12 (3), 319-345. doi: 10.1007/s11292-016-9273-z
Antrobus, Emma, McKimmie, Blake M. and Newcombe, Peter (2016). Mode of children's testimony and the effect of assumptions about credibility. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23 (6), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2016.1152927
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
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
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna, Antrobus, Emma and Piquero, Alex R (2015). Assessing the effect of the Queensland "Summer of Disasters" on perceptions of collective efficacy. Social Science Research, 54, 21-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.06.017
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
Antrobus, Emma, Bradford, Ben, Murphy, Kristina and Sargeant, Elise (2015). Community norms, procedural justice, and the public’s perceptions of police legitimacy. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 31 (2), 151-170. doi: 10.1177/1043986214568840
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
Antrobus, Emma, Elffers, Henk, White, Gentry and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2014). Nonresponse bias in randomized controlled experiments in criminology: putting the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET) under a microscope. Evaluation Review, 37 (3-4), 197-212. doi: 10.1177/0193841X13518534
McKimmie, Blake M., Antrobus, Emma and Baguley, Chantelle (2014). Objective and subjective comprehension of jury instructions in criminal trials. New Criminal Law Review, 17 (2), 163-183. doi: 10.1525/nclr.2014.17.2.163
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
Ramirez, Suzanna, Antrobus, Emma and Williamson, Harley (2013). Living in Queensland: preparing for and communicating in disasters and emergencies. Australian Journal of Communication, 40 (1), 1-21.
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
Antrobus, Emma, McKimmie, Blake M. and Newcombe, Peter A. (2012). Community members’ beliefs about children in Australian Courts. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 19 (4), 497-516. doi: 10.1080/10494820.2011.615721
Conference Papers
Bates, L., Bennett, S., Antrobus, E., Irvine, C. and Gilmour, J. (2024). The Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial: Enhancing the benefits of camera detected speeding notices.. International Summer School for Policing Scholars (ISSPS) Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26 July 2024.
Antrobus, Emma (2024). The Walk of Life program: a crime prevention and child protection initiative. Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1 - 2 July 2024.
Antrobus, Emma and Cartner, Mark (2021). The Walk of Life Program: a crime prevention and child protection initiative. The Australian and New Zealand Evidence Based Police (ANZSEBP) Conference, Virtual, 17-20 August 2021.
Willis, L.-D., Povey, J., Hodges, J., Carroll, A. and Antrobus, E. (2019). Parent engagement—Speaking from the research. Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC) Biennial Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 19 August 2019.
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Antrobus, Emma and Cardwell, Stephanie (2019). Exploring the relationships between legitimacy, antisocial behavior, and risk preferences in a sample of truanting young people. American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, CA, United States, 13 - 16 November 2019.
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Bennett, Sarah B., Antrobus, Emma, Cardwell, Stephanie and Piquero, Alex (2018). Legal socialization for truanting young people: results from a randomized field trial. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA, 14-17 November 2018.
Aiyer, Sophie, Antrobus, Emma and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2018). Examining the effects of school structure and social context bullying, victimization, and nonviolent delinquency. American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, United States, 14-17 November 2018.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Antrobus, Emma, Baranov, Victoria, Cobb-Clark, Deborah and Tymula, Agnieskza (2017). Time and risk preferences in high–risk youth. International Life Course Conference, Sydney, Australia, 24-26 October 2017.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Antrobus, Emma, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Bennett, Sarah (2013). Unlawful entry experiment. Queensland Police Service Forensic Services Group Senior Leaders Conference, Brisbane, Australia, September 2013.
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.
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.
Newspaper Article
Lelliott, Joseph, Wallis, Rebecca and Antrobus, Emma (2024, 07 29). Tackling youth crime Why a 'crackdown' isn't the answer UQ Contact Magazine
Thesis
Emma Antrobus (2011). Perceptions of Child Witnesses in the Australian Courtroom: The Impact of Recent Legal Initiatives. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
Research Reports
Antrobus, Emma (2022). The Walk of Life Program
Evaluation. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Fitzgerald, Robin, Dodd, Shannon, Antrobus, Emma and Sydes, Michelle (2020). Evaluation of the Borallon Training & Correctional Centre. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Fitzgerald, Robin, Antrobus, Emma and Catalano, Grazia (2019). Evaluation of the Beenleigh/Logan Probation and Parole Social Capital Hubs Pilot. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Corrective Services.
Antrobus, Emma, Dodd, Shannon and Sydes, Michelle (2019). Cameras in corrections: a report to Queensland Corrective Services. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
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.
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.
Mazerolle, Lorraine, Meyer, Silke, Antrobus, Emma and White, Gentry (2011). An assessment of the Coordinated Response to Young People at Risk (CRYPAR) program. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research (Policing and Security Program), The University of Queensland.
Working Papers
Antrobus, Emma, Baranov, Victoria, Cobb-Clark, Deborah, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Tymula, Agnieszka (2017). The risk and time preferences of young truants and their parents. LCC Working Paper Series. 2017-27. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Antrobus, Emma, Baranov, Victoria, Cobb-Clark, Deborah A., Mazerolle, Lorraine and Tymula, Agnieszka (2017). IZA DP No. 11236: The Risk and Time Preferences of Young Truants and Their Parents. IZA Institute of Labor Economics.
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, 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).
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).