Rate My Professor Emma Antrobus

Dr. Emma Antrobus is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland, where she also serves as Major Convenor for Criminology and Legal Education Studies. She holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, with her 2011 PhD thesis from the School of Psychology titled Perceptions of Child Witnesses in the Australian Courtroom: The Impact of Recent Legal Initiatives. Drawing on her background in social psychology, Antrobus's research specializations include experimental criminology, policing, at-risk youth, jury decision-making, and the legitimacy of social agencies, particularly youth involvement in the criminal justice system. Her work features randomized controlled trials evaluating police behaviour, legitimacy, and interventions for young people at risk.

Antrobus has co-authored the book Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Policing (2014, Springer) and numerous journal articles, including Harmonizing Legal Socialization to Reduce Antisocial Behavior: Results from a Randomized Field Trial of Truanting Young People (2021, Justice Quarterly), A Procedurally Just Flyer Reduces Subsequent Speeding Offences: Evidence from the Queensland Speeding Engagement Trial (QSET) (2023, Journal of Experimental Criminology), and Body-worn Camera Activation in Prisons: Understanding Correctional Officers’ Decision-making and Use of Discretion (2023, Security Journal). She has conducted funded evaluations for Queensland agencies, such as the Fast Track Sentencing Pilot (2025), Borallon Training & Correctional Centre (2020), and Beenleigh/Logan Probation and Parole Social Capital Hubs Pilot (2019). Previously affiliated with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, Antrobus has supervised PhD theses on domestic violence restraining orders, social-emotional learning, parenting interventions, and policing trials, contributing to evidence-based practices in youth justice and corrections.