School of Law University of Edinburgh Old College South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL UK
Biographical Details
Sarah joined the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research in November 2009. Prior to this Sarah held research posts at the Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland (University of Edinburgh) and the University of Glasgow, where she had responsibility for a number of research and evaluation projects in the areas of gender inequality, community disposals, youth justice and early intervention, and responses to domestic violence.
Sarah's current research focuses largely on the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, delivering both original analysis and training for capacity building in quantitative criminological research. Recent research projects include analysis of victim experiences of partner abuse and domestic violence, an exploration of sibling abuse, and examination and evaluation of early intervention and diversion from prosecution in Scotland.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Sarah MacQueen 'Children who display harmful sexual behaviour: Assessing the risks of boys abusing at home, in the community, or across both settings' (2012) Journal of Sexual Aggression 18(1) pp.23-35
There has been no published research to date specifically on young people who sexually abuse in both family and community settings. This exploratory study looked at 34 young people displaying harmful sexual behaviour and found that abusive sexual behaviour progressed from the family into the community rather than the other way around. Boys whose abuse took place within both the family and the community were more likely to have a younger age of onset of abusive behaviour and to have experienced more abuse themselves. Boys whose abuse of their siblings was motivated substantially by jealous anger were less likely to go on to abuse outside of their family. This may suggest a different dynamic and pathway for boys who abuse only siblings and that sibling sexual abuse is a useful concept to describe a particular subset of young people who display harmful sexual behaviours.
Reports
Sarah MacQueen, Alistair Fraser Evaluation of Early and Effective Intervention (EEI) and Diversion from Prosecution in Dumfries and Galloway (Scottish Government, 2011)
Sarah MacQueen, Susan McVie, Ben Bradford and Stephanie Fohring Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (2008/09) User Guide (Scottish Government, 2011)
Sarah MacQueen, Ben Bradford Diversion from Prosecution to Social Work in Scotland: A Snapshot of Current Patterns and an Examination of Practice in Three CJAs (SCCJR Research Report 01/11, 2011)
Sarah MacQueen, Bill Whyte Action for Children Renfrewshire Primary Support Project: an Evaluation (Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland TEP Paper 9, 2009)
Sarah MacQueen, Linda Hutton, Joe Curran and Bill Whyte 'Support and Services for Parents: A Review of the Literature in Engaging and Supporting Parents' (Scottish Government, 2008)
Sarah MacQueen, Linda Hutton, Joe Curran and Bill Whyte 'Support and Services for Parents: A Review of Practice Development in Scotland' (Scottish Government, 2008)
Sarah MacQueen, Joe Curran and Bill Whyte Forced to Make Amends: An Evaluation of the Community Reparation Pilots (The Scottish Government, 2007)
Notes and Reviews
Sarah MacQueen 'Croall, H., Mooney, G. and Munro, M. (eds) (2010) Criminal Justice in Scotland: Book Review' (2011) The Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies 91-94
Papers and Presentations
Sarah MacQueen 'Evaluation of Early and Effective Intervention (EEI) and Diversion from Prosecution in Dumfries and Galloway' presented at National Launch of the Whole System Approach for Children and Young People who Offend, Scotland, 2011
Sarah MacQueen, Paul Norris 'Patterns of police reporting amongst victims of partner abuse: analysis of the SCJS 2008/09' presented at The Survey Resources Network Survey Skills Workshop on the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, Edinburgh, 2011
Sarah MacQueen, Paul Norris 'Examining patterns of police reporting amongst victims of partner abuse: analysis of the SCJS 2008/09' presented at AQMeN Seminar Series, University of Edinburgh, 2011
Sarah MacQueen, Paul Norris 'Examining patterns of police reporting amongst victims of partner abuse: analysis of the SCJS 2008/09' presented at ESDS Crime Survey Users Meeting, Royal Statistical Society, London, 2011
Sarah MacQueen 'Examining patterns of reporting amongst victims of partner abuse' presented at Victim Support Scotland International Conference, Edinburgh, 2010
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