Researching Queensland’s policing procedures has proved arresting for Griffith’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice lecturer Dr Elise Sargeant.
Five years after graduating with her PhD, Dr Sargeant has been named one of the country’s most outstanding early career researchers by being awarded the prestigious Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research (2017) awarded by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA).
Her expertise lies in the field of policing includes citizen and officer perceptions of police and policing as well as procedural justice and police legitimacy.
Research impact
Published in top-ranking criminology, sociology and policing journals, Dr Sargeant’s research has received significant scholarly recognition with more than 470 citations. Her work has also been cited in the 2015 final report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing presented to then US President Obama.
“To see my work having an impact in terms of being recognised by academia, the police and other stakeholders is reassuring.
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