Alex Allen was a teenager when she decided she wanted to work in law enforcement and set about making it happen.

She worked in an administrative role in B.C.’s provincial court system which included dealing with files for people found not criminally responsible for their crimes. This experience gave her a working knowledge of the criminal justice system.

When she decided to get a formal education in her chosen field, she chose the Law Enforcement Studies Diploma (LESD) program at the Justice Institute of British Columbia.