Dr Branislav Hock
Biography
Dr Branislav Hock is Associate Professor in Economic Crime & Compliance and the Lead of the Economic Crime Research Group at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ). He is an author of Extraterritoriality and International Bribery: A Collective Action Perspective, Routledge 2020. Branislav has been involved in a broad range of research activities, many have been related to Transnational Economic Crime, Anti-Corruption, and Compliance. Branislav is the founding member of the European Compliance Center. Prior to joining the SCCJ, Branislav worked as a researcher at the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC), where he completed a PhD in anti-corruption law. Branislav was also involved in various other projects: for example, he worked in the Private Office of the Dutch Member of the European Court of Auditors on a performance audit measuring the effectiveness of public procurement of European Union Institutions.
Dr Hock currently supervises doctoral projects in the areas of international corruption and bribery, money-laundering, and corporate compliance, and welcomes PhD proposals on these topics.
Research interests
- Transnational Economic Crime
- Anti-Corruption Law
- Compliance
- Law & Economics
- Collective Action
- Private Ordering
- Public Procurement
- Money Laundering
- Global Sanctions
Media availability
I am available to the media to discuss any issues relating to my research interests.
Research outputs
2023
What really works in preventing fraud against organisations and do decision-makers really need to know?
Button, M., Gilmour, P. M., Hock, B., Shepherd, D. W. J.
11 Oct 2023, In: Security Journal
Understanding the rise of fraud in England and Wales through field theory: blip or flip?
Button, M., Gilmour, P., Hock, B., Shepherd, D. W. J.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 1, 10p., 100012
What works in policing money laundering?
Button, M., Gilmour, P. M., Hock, B., Shepherd, D. W. J.
25 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Money Laundering Control. 27, 1, p. 5-13, 8p.
Pyramid schemes are on the rise – but do those who join up deserve prosecution or compensation?
Button, M., Hock, B.
9 Jun 2023, In: The Conversation
Non-ideal victims or offenders? The curious case of pyramid scheme participants
Button, M., Hock, B.
19 Mar 2023, In: Victims and Offenders, 24p.
Policing fiscal corruption: tax crime and legally corrupt institutions in the United Kingdom
Hock, B.
30 Jan 2023, In: Law and Contemporary Problems. 85, 4, p. 159-183, 25p.
Foreign whistleblowing: the impact of US extraterritorial enforcement on anti-corruption laws in Europe
Hock, B., Karpacheva, E.
24 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Financial Crime