Karuppannan 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 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Criminology, Crime Science, Cyber Criminology, Victimology and Police Sciences |
Institutions | International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences, University of Leeds |
Website | www |
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.
He is the founding father of cyber criminology,[2][3] an academic sub-discipline of criminology and the proponent of the "Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes"[4] which holds that people behave differently online than they do in real life.[5][6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
He was a Commonwealth Academic Fellow during 2009–2010 at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds.[9]
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"[10] and has organized five international conferences of SASCV as the general chair (Bangalore 2023, Ahmedabad, 2020, Goa, 2016, Kanyakumari, 2013, and Jaipur, 2011).[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
- He is ranked Number 4 among 282 (Top 3%) law and legal studies scholars in India.[14]
- He is a United Nations expert on matters related to victims of terrorism (2019).[15]
- He is appointed by the British Society of Criminology (BSC) as an international ambassador (2015).[16]
- He is an invited Keynote Speaker at the 15th World Society of Victimology (WSV) symposium held during 5 – 9, July 2015, at Perth, Australia.[17]
- He is the first winner of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) - SCOPUS Young Scientist Award in the category "Social sciences" (2012).[18]
References[edit]
- ^ "International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences". www.icssinstitute.org. Retrieved 6 May 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.
- ^ Al Shamsi, Mohammed; Smith, Deborah; Gleason, Kimberly (1 January 2023). "Space transition and the vulnerabilities of the NFT market to financial crime". Journal of Financial Crime. ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print). doi:10.1108/JFC-09-2022-0218. ISSN 1359-0790. S2CID 255713836.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://jaishankar.org/experience.html. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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(help) - ^ 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.