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
2025
Fear of fraud amongst older adults: a hidden epidemic?
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Hawkins, C. D., Tapley, J.
25 Jun 2025, In: Security Journal. 38, 21p., 44
Research output: Article
Economic espionage via fake social media profiles in the UK: professional workers awareness and resilience
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Jung, J.
24 Apr 2025, In: Security Journal. 38, 22p., 30
Research output: Article
2024
Disseminating fraud awareness and prevention advice to older adults: perspectives on the most effective means of delivery
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Hawkins, C. D., Tapley, J.
23 Oct 2024, In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 16p.
Research output: Article
The dishonest disposition and everyday economic criminality of the British public
Shepherd, D. W. J., Button, M., Hawkins, C. D.
1 Sep 2024, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 5, 13p., 100090
Research output: Article
Fear and phoning: Telephones, fraud, and older adults in the UK
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Hawkins, C. D., Tapley, J.
12 Jun 2024, In: International Review of Victimology
Research output: Article
What works in policing money laundering?
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
What really works in preventing fraud against organisations and do decision-makers really need to know?
Button, M., Hock, B., Shepherd, D. W. J., Gilmour, P.
1 Jan 2024, In: Security Journal. 37, 18p.
Research output: Article
2023
The case for economic criminology
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 1, 4p., 100015
Research output: Article
Understanding the rise of fraud in England and Wales through field theory: blip or flip?
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Hock, B., Gilmour, P.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 1, 10p., 100012
Research output: Article
The impact of deviant social media influencers and consumer characteristics on purchasing counterfeit goods
Shepherd, D., Whitman, K., Button, M., Wilson, J. M.
6 Jul 2023, In: Deviant Behaviour, 15p.
Research output: Article