Karuppannan Jaishankar
K. Jaishankar | |
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Other names | Jaishankar Karuppannan |
Education | MA PhD (Criminology); PG Diploma in GIS Management |
Alma mater | PSG College of Arts and Science (Bharathiar University), and University of Madras |
Occupation | Teaching, Research, Consultancy |
Known for | Cyber Criminology, Space Transition Theory |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences, India -SCOPUS Young Scientist Award -2012 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Criminology, Cyber Criminology, Victimology |
Institutions | Raksha Shakti University, University of Leeds, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV), Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC) |
Website | www |
Karuppannan Jaishankar is an Independent Indian Criminologist. He is the founding Father of Cyber Criminology,[1][2] an academic sub-discipline of Criminology.
Career & Education[edit]
Jaishankar was earlier the Professor and Head of the Department of Criminology at the Raksha Shakti University (Now Rashtriya Raksha University) Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Prior to that, he was a faculty member at the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
He was a Commonwealth Academic Fellow during 2009–2010 at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds.[3]
He is the proponent of the "space transition theory", which holds that people behave differently online than they do in real life.[4][5]
He is the founder president of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) which works with motto "to develop Criminology and Victimology in the South Asian region" [6] and has organized four international conferences of SASCV as the General Chair (Jaipur, 2011, Kanyakumari, 2013, Goa, 2016 and Ahmedabad, 2020).[7]
He founded the Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC) which works with the motto to prevent cyber victimization and protect cyber victims.[8]
He earned a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the PSG College of Arts and Science, Bharathiar University, an M.A. in Criminology, a PG Diploma in Geographic Information Systems Management and a Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Madras.
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]
- In 2012, Jaishankar won the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) - SCOPUS Young Scientist Award in the category "Social sciences".[9]
- He is appointed by the British Society of Criminology (BSC) as an International Ambassador.[10]
- He is a United Nations Expert on matters related to Victims of Terrorism.[11]
- He is ranked 16th among the Top 25 Influential Criminologists in the World during 2010-2020.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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, KCS. (2016). Cybercrime and Digital Forensics. New York: Routledge. p. 308. ISBN 978-1317694786. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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. Techgoss. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "NASI Young Scientist Award". Elsevier. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ British Society of Criminology. "International Ambassadors". British Society of Criminology. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Shastri, Parth (18 March 2019). "Better definition of terrorism needed". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Austin, Sara L.; EdD. "Top Influential Criminologists Today | Academic Influence". academicinfluence.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.