Queensland Police Service

Ashley Phelan, Manager Forensic Behavioural Services, Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group, Queensland Police and Adjunct Lecturer University of Queensland.

Ashley joined the Queensland Police Service over 5 years ago after 20 years in the field of forensic, psychological and biomedical science. Ashley has worked within, taught, trained, and consulted on a wide range of topics within the field of forensic behavioural science throughout Australia and Internationally.

Ashley spent 14 years working with Queensland Corrective Services specialising in the assessment, treatment, and management of male sexual offenders and other high harm offender cohorts such as violent extremists, and offenders deemed an immediate threat to others. Ashley has provided forensic advice to all levels of Government, the Judiciary, Police and Corrections throughout Australia. In addition, Ashley has provided evidence in the Supreme, District, Magistrates, and Federal Immigration Courts in relation to the risk of sexual and violent reoffending, sexual offending treatment needs, and risk mitigating strategies for men convicted of committing a sexual offence.