Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Kathryn Benier is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences. Her research focus is urban criminology and the neighbourhood ecology of crime. In particular, Kathryn’s work focuses on hate crime and the impact of immigration and ethnic diversity on social relationships, cohesion and sense of belonging over time. She also has a research interest in family and domestic violence, with a strong focus on the geospatial distribution of offences and the consequences of victimisation. Kathryn has an interest in quantitative methodology, and extending new statistical techniques in other fields into criminological research.
Prior to joining Monash University, Kathryn worked at the Australian Institute of Criminology, and she also has experience in Queensland Government’s Youth Justice Performance and Reporting team. She completed her PhD at the University of Queensland, where she also completed Honours (1st Class) in Criminology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
Research area keywords
- Hate crime
- Neighbourhood ecology of crime
Network
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Cultivating empathy through conversation: Developing a randomised trial for reducing Islamophobia
Benier, K., Ladegaard, I., Wickes, R. & Faulkner, N.
22/07/19 → 30/09/20
Project: Research
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Community Safety Networks Project Evaluation
Wickes, R., Forbes-Mewett, H., Gordon, E., Blaustein, J., Benier, K., Pickering, S., Powell, R., Hargreaves, K., Keel, C. & Helps, N.
28/02/18 → 31/10/19
Project: Research
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Community Safety Networks project – Engaging communities in a context of change
Wickes, R., Blaustein, J. & Benier, K.
1/11/17 → 15/12/17
Project: Research
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Review of the family violence information sharing legislative scheme
McCulloch, J., Maher, J., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Segrave, M., Benier, K., Burns, K. & McGowan, J.
Family Safety Victoria (Victoria)
2/10/17 → 31/05/20
Project: Research
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Review of men’s behaviour change minimum standards
McCulloch, J., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Maher, J., Segrave, M. & Benier, K.
20/02/17 → 31/05/17
Project: Research
Research output
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‘African gangs’ in Australia: Perceptions of race and crime in urban neighbourhoods
Benier, K., Wickes, R. & Moran, C., 4 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Community Safety Networks Evaluation: Final Report
Wickes, R., Powell, R., Forbes-Mewett, H., Gordon, E., Blaustein, J., Benier, K., Hegarty, K. & Keel, C., 2019Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
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The neighborhood context of perceived and reported anti-white hate crimes
Drakulich, K., Fay-Ramirez, S. & Benier, K., Feb 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Race and Justice: an international journal. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
The people or the place? An analysis of the protective factors of hate crime in multiethnic neighbourhoods in Australia
Benier, K., 2019, In : Australian Journal of Social Issues. 54, 2, p. 157-172 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
'Don't drag us into this': Growing Up South Sudanese in Victoria after the 2016 Moomba 'riot'
Benier, K. J., Blaustein, J. B., Johns, D. & Maher, S. L., 31 Oct 2018, 52 p. Carlton, VictoriaResearch output: Other contribution › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference 2018
Leanne Weber (Organiser), Rebecca Leigh Wickes (Invited speaker), Jarrett Blume Blaustein (Invited speaker), Kathryn Jayne Benier (Invited speaker), Sara Leanne Maher (Invited speaker) & Diana Johns (Invited speaker)
5 Dec 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press / Media
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Media coverage of report, 'Don't drag me into this'...
Carmel Guerra, Jarrett Blume Blaustein, Kathryn Jayne Benier, Sara Leanne Maher & Diana Johns
4/11/18 → 5/11/18
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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SBS World News report on diversity and police recruitment
Jarrett Blaustein, Kathryn Jayne Benier, Rebecca Leigh Wickes & Alan John Gamlen
20/03/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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