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Douglas Allan is the Acting Head of School at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Charles Sturt University. He holds a PhD in Criminology from the Australian National University (2022), focusing on financial crime tradecraft. His professional background spans law enforcement and public sector fraud investigations in New Zealand, Scotland, England, and the EU.
- Affiliations: Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Contemporary Threats to Australian Security research group.
- Research Groups: Focused on insider threats, criminogenic knowledge, and criminal planning. Member of the Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) team analyzing threats to Australian sovereignty.
His research interests include criminal tradecraft, money laundering via offshore jurisdictions, and right-wing extremism. He has contributed to policy submissions on counter-terrorism legislation and hate symbols. His work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in education and security.
Teaching focuses on criminology, white-collar crime, and financial crime control. He has advised on over a dozen submissions to parliamentary inquiries and policy reviews, emphasizing practical applications of criminological research.
Grants: Recipient of Charles Sturt University Internal Theme Funding (2024) for research on domestic security threats. Collaborative work includes analyzing police attrition and counter-terrorism strategies.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Contemporary Threats research group, leading projects on domestic extremism and TBML. Engaged in cross-university collaborations to address emerging security challenges.
