Biography

Following a career in engineering, David moved into research and teaching in economic crime: white-collar crime, fraud, bribery, corruption, intellectual property crime, economic espionage, and cyber variants. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, David鈥檚 research encompasses organisational characteristics, compliance, offender behaviour, prevention, policing, law enforcement and justice.

Research interests

  • Economic crime
  • Fraud
  • Bribery and corruption
  • Intellectual property crime
  • Economic espionage
  • Organisations
  • Offenders
  • Compliance
  • Prevention
  • Law enforcement and justice
  • Prevention

Research outputs

2025

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

25 Jun 2025, In: Security Journal. 38, 21p., 44

Research output: Article

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

24 Apr 2025, In: Security Journal. 38, 22p., 30

Research output: Article

2024

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

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

Research output: Article

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

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

Research output: Article

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

12 Jun 2024, In: International Review of Victimology

Research output: Article

Hock, B., Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Gilmour, P.

2 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Money Laundering Control. 27, 1, p. 5-13, 8p.

Research output: Article

Button, M., Hock, B., Shepherd, D. W. J., Gilmour, P.

1 Jan 2024, In: Security Journal. 37, 18p.

Research output: Article

2023

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

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

Research output: Article

Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Hock, B., Gilmour, P.

1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 1, 10p., 100012

Research output: Article

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

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

Research output: Article