INSPECTOR COREY ALLEN

Inspector Allen joined the Police Service in November 1986 and has served in a wide range of areas.  He is currently appointed as the manager of Operational Training Services at the Qld Police Academy providing oversite to the development and implementation of operational skills training for all police.

He was formerly the Officer in Charge of Queensland’s largest station – Brisbane City and had performed duties as OIC at Fortitude Valley, OIC Indooroopilly Division, Operations Tactician for Brisbane West District, a team leader with the Public Safety Response Team and a team leader in the Tactical Crime Squad.  He has lectured at the Qld Police Academy, worked at Brisbane Mobile Patrols and served at several suburban stations.

In 2011, Corey travelled overseas on a Churchill Fellowship studying police engagement of young homeless and rough sleepers.

In October 2013 Corey was awarded Alumnus of the Year for Griffith University School of Criminology and over all Alumnus of the Year for the faculty of Arts Education and Law.

His 2016 TEDx Talk “Fighting Crime with Empathy” is compulsory viewing for police recruits and criminology students.

Inspector Allen was awarded the Australian Police Medal in Jan 2020.