Senior Sergeant Corey Allen is Inspector at the Queensland Police Academy. After a career in tactical units and high-volume arrest-oriented policing roles, Inspector Corey Allen redefined himself and his role by focusing on empathy, vulnerable persons and building his team’s personal values. Showing sustained commitment to social justice and improving the situation of vulnerable people in his division, Corey saw results in the form of unheralded crime reductions. A finalist in the “local hero” category of the Australian of the Year awards and recipient of four National Crime and Violence Prevention Awards, Corey has led a weighty shift in police culture that has been welcomed by the community.
