Dr David Shepherd

Biography

Following a career in product and process engineering, David moved into research, focusing on white-collar crime, fraud and corruption. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, David’s research encompasses organisational characteristics and compliance, offender behaviour, security and justice.

Research interests

  • Fraud
  • Corruption
  • Fraud measurement
  • Fraud prevention
  • Organisational characteristics

Research outputs

2024

Disseminating fraud awareness and prevention advice to older adults: perspectives on the most effective means of delivery

Button, M., Hawkins, C. D., Shepherd, D. W. J., Tapley, J.

23 Oct 2024, In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 16p.

The dishonest disposition and everyday economic criminality of the British public

Button, M., Hawkins, C. D., Shepherd, D. W. J.

1 Sep 2024, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 5, 13p., 100090

Fear and phoning: Telephones, fraud, and older adults in the UK

Button, M., Hawkins, C. D., Shepherd, D. W. J., Tapley, J.

12 Jun 2024, In: International Review of Victimology

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

The case for economic criminology

Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J.

1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 1, 4p., 100015

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.

The impact of deviant social media influencers and consumer characteristics on purchasing counterfeit goods

Button, M., Shepherd, D., Whitman, K., Wilson, J. M.

6 Jul 2023, In: Deviant Behaviour, 15p.

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