David Aspland
Lecturer
Master of Public Policy and Administration, Australian Graduate School of Police Management
David Aspland
Bio
Mr David Aspland is a lecturer with Charles Sturt University based at the School of Policing Studies at the New South Wales Police College in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. He is former Inspector of the New South Wales Police who retired in early 2005 after 25 years of service. During that time he worked in General Duties, SWOS and Investigations in both city and country locations in the roles of Constable, Shift Supervisor, Crime Manager and Duty Officer in a number of locations. He was attached to the NSW Police Academy from 1988 to 1997 working in the Police Recruit Education Program, the School of Organisation and Management Studies and the Intelligence Training Unit.
He holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Police Management, Charles Sturt University. He worked for Charles Sturt University as a casual member of Faculty from 1997 to 2005 with both the Australian Graduate School of Policing and the School of Policing Studies, after which he commenced a full time academic career in Policing Studies where he currently specialises in Police Professional Ethics and researching Future Trends in Policing. He served in the Australian Army, both Regular and Reserve, for over 8 years and was a Commissioned Officer in the Army Reserve serving in both Infantry and Intelligence. He has been a Member of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO) since 1996 and Police Futurists International since 2007.
Teaching
- PPP123 Ethical Reasoning and Policing
- PPP252 Police Leadership and Ethics.
Research
- Policing Future Studies and NSW Police History.
