Chris Allen

Chris Allen is a researcher, lecturer, consultant and commentator specialising in organised crime and how it operates. He has significant experience in lecturing on UK and international policing structures, as well as cybercrime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and firearms trafficking, among other subjects. He is currently Senior Police Practice Tutor at Buckinghamshire New University (BNU).

Chris is also the creator of the U BATTLE toolkit, an investigative strategy development tool that began under City of London Police in 2018 and since then has gained national and international recognition. U BATTLE uses the adapted versions of traditional business analysis techniques to improve the development of investigative strategies to dismantle organised crime groups.

Previously, he has worked as an Associate lecturer delivering modules on organised crime, terrorism and policing for London Metropolitan, Kingston, Liverpool John Moores Universities as well as the University of Western England. An experienced researcher and analyst he has been awarded his PhD at Liverpool John Moores University- subject to submitting amendments- examining the use of business analysis techniques in enhancing investigative strategy development against OCGs.