Rate My Professor Elise Sargeant

Dr. Elise Sargeant is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University and a member of the Griffith Criminology Institute. She completed her PhD in Criminology at the University of Queensland in November 2012. Since then, she has built an international reputation as a leading scholar in procedural justice and legitimacy, with a particular focus on policing. Previously, she worked at the Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland. Her research interests include police and police practice, corrections, procedural justice, legitimacy, and trust. Sargeant has contributed significantly to the field through her extensive publications and professional engagements.

Key publications by Elise Sargeant include the book 'Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Policing' (2014, co-authored with Lorraine Mazerolle, Sarah Bennett, Adrian Cherney, and Kristina Murphy), which has been cited 197 times; 'Ethnicity, trust and cooperation with police' (2014, cited 286 times); 'Fairness in policing: how does internal procedural justice shape officers’ public-facing fairness?' (2024, co-authored with J.A. Yesberg); 'The space between: Trustworthiness and trust in the police from a dual-process perspective' (2022, co-authored with B. Bradford et al.); 'The role of bounded-authority concerns in shaping citizens’ experiences of police authority' (2022); and 'The Formal-Informal Control Nexus During COVID-19' (2021, cited 41 times). Her Google Scholar profile shows over 3,874 citations. Sargeant has received the Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research from Griffith University in 2017 and the Queensland Police Service Awards for Excellence in Leadership, Bronze Award. She serves as the Convenor of the Policing Thematic Group of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) and has held roles such as Secretary/Treasurer in academic divisions. Her work has influenced discussions on police legitimacy, ethnic minority cooperation, and public trust during crises like COVID-19.