Joseph Shepherd

Research Officer

United Kingdom

About

I have been involved in a variety of government and university led social research projects and currently work for the Officer for National Statistics.

Experience

  • Research Officer at Office for National Statistics
    May 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

    Research Officer within the Social Surveys Division

  • Morgan Harris Burrows (England and Wales)
    • Research Associate - Juvenile Cohort Study
      Sep 2007 - Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      I managed five Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) through the research process. This role constituted collecting and cleaning the YOT data, training the research participants and fixing technical data collection issues. As the research was a mixed methods project, I completed over twenty interviews with YOT staff. This project also highlighted my ability to securely work with highly confidential and sensitive offender data.

    • Research Associate - Pilot: Unit Cost in Criminal Justice
      Apr 2009 - May 2009 · 2 mos

      A University of Kent funded project, with the field work conducted by Morgan Harris Burrows. My role was to enlist three Youth Offending Teams to take part and then convince caseworkers to fill out the survey. This was completed successfully

  • Research Associate - Challenge and Support Projects at Optimity Advisors Europe
    Oct 2009 - Jan 2010 · 4 mos

    This project was Department for Children, Schools and Families funded and required me to contact and telephone interview twenty two managers of Community Support Project’s. I then analysis these interviews and completed a report.

  • Project Consultant with the Youth Offending Team at Somerset County Council
    Aug 2008 - Dec 2008 · 5 mos

    I was commissioned to collect, import, analyse and produce a report on the 2007 first time entrants into the Somerset Youth Offending Team. This incorporated the use of SPSS and strict data protection procedures.

  • Research Associate - Review of Social Service Provision at Optimity Advisors Europe
    Nov 2008 - Nov 2008 · 1 mo

    I collected data and completed interviews with three Youth Offending Teams