Summary
Karuppannan Jaishankar is an Indian criminologist. He is the Founder and Principal Director and Professor of Criminology and Justice Sciences at the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences,[1] a non-profit academic institution and independent policy think tank in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and an Adjunct Faculty Member of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Italy & University of Peace, Italy, and he teaches modules of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law.[2]
K. Jaishankar | |
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| Other names | Jaishankar Karuppannan |
| Education | MA PhD (Criminology); PG Diploma in GIS Management |
| Alma mater | University of Madras and PSG College of Arts and Science (Bharathiar University) |
| Occupation(s) | Teaching, Research, Consultancy |
| Known for | Cyber Criminology, Space Transition Theory |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences, India -SCOPUS Young Scientist Award -2012 |
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| Fields | Criminology, Crime Science, Cyber Criminology, Victimology and Police Sciences |
| Institutions | International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences, University of Leeds |
| Website | www |
He is also a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[3]
He is the founding father of cyber criminology,[4][5] an academic sub-discipline of criminology and the proponent of the "Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes"[6] which holds that people behave differently online than they do in real life.[7][8]
Early life and education edit
He earned a Ph.D. in criminology, an M.A. in criminology, a PG Diploma in geographic information systems management from the University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and a B.Sc. in biochemistry from the PSG College of Arts and Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.[9]
Career edit
Before founding the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences in 2022, Jaishankar held several positions like dean, head of department, syndicate member, professor of criminology and senior assistant professor of criminology at two major public universities Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and Raksha Shakti University - Now Rashtriya Raksha University in India.[10]
He was a Commonwealth Academic Fellow during 2009–2010 at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds.[11]
He is the founder and president of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) (founded 2009) which works "to develop criminology and victimology in the South Asian region"[12] and has organized five international conferences of SASCV as the general chair (Bangalore 2023, Ahmedabad, 2020, Goa, 2016, Kanyakumari, 2013, and Jaipur, 2011).[13]
He is the founder and executive director of the Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC) (founded 2009) which works to prevent cyber victimization and protect cyber victims.[14]
Publications edit
- Jaishankar, K. (2011). Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 9781439829493.
- Jaishankar, K.; Ronel, N. (2013). Global Criminology: Crime and Victimization in a Globalized Era. Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 9781439892497.
- Halder, D.; Jaishankar, K. (2016). Cyber Crimes Against Women in India. New Delhi: Sage. ISBN 9789385985775.
- Jaishankar, K. (2016). Interpersonal Criminology: Revisiting Interpersonal Crimes and Victimization. Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 9781498748599.
- Jaishankar, K. (2019). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology. New York, USA: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 9781482260458.
Awards and honors edit
- He is ranked 16th among the top 25 influential criminologists in the world during 2010-2020.[15]
- He is ranked Number 4 among 282 (Top 3%) law and legal studies scholars in India.[16]
- He is a United Nations expert on matters related to victims of terrorism (2019).[17]
- He is appointed by the British Society of Criminology (BSC) as an international ambassador (2015).[18]
- He is an invited Keynote Speaker at the 15th World Society of Victimology (WSV) symposium held during 5 – 9, July 2015, at Perth, Australia.[19]
- He is the first winner of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) - SCOPUS Young Scientist Award in the category "Social sciences" (2012).[20]
References edit
- ^ "International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences". www.icssinstitute.org. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute. "Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law". UNICRI. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Saveetha School of Law. "Saveetha School of Law - Faculty". Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Meško, Gorazd (1 August 2018). "On Some Aspects of Cybercrime and Cybervictimization". European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. 26 (3): 189–199. doi:10.1163/15718174-02603006.
- ^ Ndubueze, P. N (2017). Cyber Criminology and Technology-Assisted Crime Control: A Reader (I ed.). Zaria, Nigeria: Ahmadu Bello University Press. p. xiv. ISBN 978-978-54894-7-7. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Jaishankar, Karuppannan (2007). "Establishing a theory of cyber crimes" (PDF). International Journal of Cyber Criminology. 1 (2): 7–9. doi:10.5281/zenodo.18792.
- ^ Jaishankar K., (2008). Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes. In Schmallager, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet. (pp.283-301) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- ^ Holt, T.J.; Bossler, A.; Spellar, K.C.S. (2016). Cybercrime and Digital Forensics. New York: Routledge. p. 308. ISBN 978-1317694786. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Experience". Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Experience". Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ School of Law, University of Leeds. "Annual Report of Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law" (PDF). University of Leeds. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ The, Week (28 November 2010). "Globalization has opened Floodgates for Criminals". The Week. No. 28 November 2010. SASCV. The Week. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). "Activities - SASCV". SASCV. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Reshmi, Jaimon. "Online NGO helps Cyber victims". Techgoss. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Austin, Sara L.; EdD (8 June 2020). "Top Influential Criminologists Today | Academic Influence". academicinfluence.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "K Jaishankar - AD Scientific Index 2023". www.adscientificindex.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Shastri, Parth (18 March 2019). "Better definition of terrorism needed". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ British Society of Criminology. "International Ambassadors". British Society of Criminology. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ WSV Keynote speaker - K Jaishankar, retrieved 6 May 2023
- ^ "NASI Young Scientist Award". Elsevier. Retrieved 28 January 2018.