David S. Wall
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David S. Wall (FRSA, AcSS) is Professor
of Criminology
at Durham University
(since August 2010) where he researches and teaches Cybercrimes (Crime and the Internet), Policing and Criminology. He was previously Professor of Criminal Justice
and Information Society at the University of Leeds
, Leeds, UK where he also held the positions of Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (2000–2005) and Head of the School of Law
(2005–2007).
, policing and cybercrime
, and he has a sustained track record of conducting sole and collaborative
research projects for the EU
, AHRC, ESRC, Nuffield
, Home Office
, Law Society
and many others. He recently worked in partnership with Transcrime
(Università Cattolica del sacro Cuore of Milan and the University of Trento
) and the CNRS, (Sorbonne
, Paris
) on a research project looking at "Public and Private Partnerships for Reducing Counterfeit
ing of Fashion Apparels and Accessories" as part of the EU Aegis
Programme Framework 6. The project has now been completed and the UK research findings are being augmented by further research for a book on Policing Intellectual Property Crime (Routledge)(with Jo Large). His other research project is a study of Celebrity and law for a book to be published by Pluto Press. He is currently researching the organization of cybercrime and his recent work has explored 'online micro-frauds', which include, amongst other offences, scareware
, click fraud
and phishing.
A selection of his recent articles and working papers can be found at the SSRN site:
s and 50 plus article
s, chapters and reports.
His books are as follows:
Wall, D.S. (ed.) (2009) Crime and Deviance in Cyberspace, Aldershot: Ashgate (International Library of Criminology and Penology). 575 + xxx pp. (ISBN 978-0-7546-2453-0).
Wall, D.S. (2007) Cybercrime: The transformation of crime in the information age, Cambridge: Polity. 276+xii, ISBN 0745627358 (hard back), ISBN 0745627366 (paper back).
Wall, D.S. (ed.) (2003) Cyberspace Crime, Aldershot: Dartmouth/ Ashgate (Dartmouth International Library of Criminology and Penology). 582 + xxvi pp. (ISBN 0-7546-2190-1).
Wall, D.S. (ed.) (2001) Crime and the Internet, London: Routledge. 221 + xi pp. (ISBN 0415244293) (paper back), (0415244285) (hard back).
Ryan, M., Savage, S. and Wall. D.S. (eds) (2001) Policy Networks in Criminal Justice, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 226 + xv pp. (ISBN 0 333 750241).
Akdeniz, Y., Walker, C.P. and Wall. D.S. (eds) (2000) The Internet, Law and Society, London: Longman, 388 + xx pp. (ISBN 0582356563).
Stallion, M. and Wall, D.S. (1999) The British Police: Police Forces and Chief Officers 1829 -2000, Bramshill: Police History Society, 269 + iv pp. (ISBN 0-9512538-4-0).
Wall, D.S. (1998) The Chief Constables of England and Wales: The socio-legal history of a criminal justice elite, Aldershot: Dartmouth, 341 + xi pp. (ISBN 1-85521-714-7).
Young, R. and Wall, D.S. (eds) (1996) Access to Criminal Justice: legal aid, lawyers and the defence of liberty, London: Blackstone Press, 376 +xiv pp. (ISBN 1-85431-502-1).
Bottomley, A.K. Coleman, C. Dixon, D. Gill, M.L. and Wall, D.S. (1991) The Impact of PACE: Policing in a Northern Force, Hull: Hull University, 198 + vi pp. (ISBN 0-85958-726-6).
David is associate editor
of International Review of Law, Computers and Technology (Taylor and Francis) and is on the editorial board
of The British Journal of Criminology (Oxford University Press), Policing and Society (Taylor and Francis), Criminal Justice Matters (Taylor and Francis), Security Journal (Palgrave).
s. He once played bass in the Fabulous Salamanders and then the 1980s folk/ rock group God's Little Monkeys (formerly Malcolm's Interview) with whom he recorded 3 albums: Breakfast in Bedlam (Topic Records, 1988); New Maps of Hell (Cooking Vinyl, 1989); LIP (Cooking Vinyl, 1991). Within his academic portfolio of work he has written articles on celebrity culture
s and intellectual property rights
. See: Wall, David S. (2003). "Policing Elvis: legal action and the shaping of post-mortem celebrity culture as contested space" (PDF). Entertainment and Sports Law, 2 (3): pp. 35–69.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
(since August 2010) where he researches and teaches Cybercrimes (Crime and the Internet), Policing and Criminology. He was previously Professor of Criminal Justice
Criminal justice
Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...
and Information Society at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, Leeds, UK where he also held the positions of Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (2000–2005) and Head of the School of Law
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
(2005–2007).
Research
David Wall’s specialist area of research is criminal justice and information technologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, policing and cybercrime
CyberCrime
CyberCrime was an innovative, weekly America television program on TechTV that focused on the dangers facing computer users. Filmed in San Francisco, California, the show was hosted by Alex Wellen and Jennifer London...
, and he has a sustained track record of conducting sole and collaborative
Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
research projects for the EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, AHRC, ESRC, Nuffield
Nuffield
Nuffield may refer to:*Nuffield College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom*Nuffield Foundation, a British charitable trust, established in 1943 by William Morris...
, Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
, Law Society
Law society
A Law Society in current and former Commonwealth jurisdictions was historically an association of solicitors with a regulatory role that included the right to supervise the training, qualifications and conduct of lawyers/solicitors...
and many others. He recently worked in partnership with Transcrime
Transcrime
Transcrime is a Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime between the Università degli Studi di Trento and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan....
(Università Cattolica del sacro Cuore of Milan and the University of Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
) and the CNRS, (Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) on a research project looking at "Public and Private Partnerships for Reducing Counterfeit
Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...
ing of Fashion Apparels and Accessories" as part of the EU Aegis
Aegis
An aegis is a large collar or cape worn in ancient times to display the protection provided by a high religious authority or the holder of a protective shield signifying the same, such as a bag-like garment that contained a shield. Sometimes the garment and the shield are merged, with a small...
Programme Framework 6. The project has now been completed and the UK research findings are being augmented by further research for a book on Policing Intellectual Property Crime (Routledge)(with Jo Large). His other research project is a study of Celebrity and law for a book to be published by Pluto Press. He is currently researching the organization of cybercrime and his recent work has explored 'online micro-frauds', which include, amongst other offences, scareware
Scareware
Scareware comprises several classes of scam software with malicious payloads, or of limited or no benefit, that are sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices. The selling approach uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat, generally directed at...
, click fraud
Click fraud
Click fraud is a type of Internet crime that occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating a charge per click without having actual interest in the target...
and phishing.
A selection of his recent articles and working papers can be found at the SSRN site:
Publications
His publications include 10 bookBook
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s and 50 plus article
Article (publishing)
An article is a written work published in a print or electronic medium. It may be for the purpose of propagating the news, research results, academic analysis or debate.-News articles:...
s, chapters and reports.
His books are as follows:
Wall, D.S. (ed.) (2009) Crime and Deviance in Cyberspace, Aldershot: Ashgate (International Library of Criminology and Penology). 575 + xxx pp. (ISBN 978-0-7546-2453-0).
Wall, D.S. (2007) Cybercrime: The transformation of crime in the information age, Cambridge: Polity. 276+xii, ISBN 0745627358 (hard back), ISBN 0745627366 (paper back).
Wall, D.S. (ed.) (2003) Cyberspace Crime, Aldershot: Dartmouth/ Ashgate (Dartmouth International Library of Criminology and Penology). 582 + xxvi pp. (ISBN 0-7546-2190-1).
Wall, D.S. (ed.) (2001) Crime and the Internet, London: Routledge. 221 + xi pp. (ISBN 0415244293) (paper back), (0415244285) (hard back).
Ryan, M., Savage, S. and Wall. D.S. (eds) (2001) Policy Networks in Criminal Justice, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 226 + xv pp. (ISBN 0 333 750241).
Akdeniz, Y., Walker, C.P. and Wall. D.S. (eds) (2000) The Internet, Law and Society, London: Longman, 388 + xx pp. (ISBN 0582356563).
Stallion, M. and Wall, D.S. (1999) The British Police: Police Forces and Chief Officers 1829 -2000, Bramshill: Police History Society, 269 + iv pp. (ISBN 0-9512538-4-0).
Wall, D.S. (1998) The Chief Constables of England and Wales: The socio-legal history of a criminal justice elite, Aldershot: Dartmouth, 341 + xi pp. (ISBN 1-85521-714-7).
Young, R. and Wall, D.S. (eds) (1996) Access to Criminal Justice: legal aid, lawyers and the defence of liberty, London: Blackstone Press, 376 +xiv pp. (ISBN 1-85431-502-1).
Bottomley, A.K. Coleman, C. Dixon, D. Gill, M.L. and Wall, D.S. (1991) The Impact of PACE: Policing in a Northern Force, Hull: Hull University, 198 + vi pp. (ISBN 0-85958-726-6).
David is associate editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of International Review of Law, Computers and Technology (Taylor and Francis) and is on the editorial board
Editorial board
The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.- Board makeup :...
of The British Journal of Criminology (Oxford University Press), Policing and Society (Taylor and Francis), Criminal Justice Matters (Taylor and Francis), Security Journal (Palgrave).
Other works
Aside from work into Cybercrimes and Criminal Justice, David also has an interest in popular cultureCulture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
s. He once played bass in the Fabulous Salamanders and then the 1980s folk/ rock group God's Little Monkeys (formerly Malcolm's Interview) with whom he recorded 3 albums: Breakfast in Bedlam (Topic Records, 1988); New Maps of Hell (Cooking Vinyl, 1989); LIP (Cooking Vinyl, 1991). Within his academic portfolio of work he has written articles on celebrity culture
Celebrity culture
A celebrity culture is the structure that influences those deemed to be celebrities.-Brief history of celebrity culture:Any medium can be viewed as a vehicle for creating a celebrity culture. The famous religious books of the world's faiths are replete with examples of individuals who are well...
s and intellectual property rights
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
. See: Wall, David S. (2003). "Policing Elvis: legal action and the shaping of post-mortem celebrity culture as contested space" (PDF). Entertainment and Sports Law, 2 (3): pp. 35–69.