Karuppannan Jaishankar Explained

K. Jaishankar
Other Names:Jaishankar Karuppannan
Occupation:Teaching, Research, Consultancy
Known For:Cyber Criminology, Space Transition Theory
Awards:National Academy of Sciences, India -SCOPUS Young Scientist Award -2012
Education:MA PhD (Criminology); PG Diploma in GIS Management
Alma Mater:University of Madras and PSG College of Arts and Science (Bharathiar University)
Field:Criminology, Crime Science, Cyber Criminology, Victimology and Police Sciences
Workplaces:International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences, University of Leeds

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]

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

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

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

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences . 2023-05-06 . www.icssinstitute.org.
  2. Web site: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute . Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law . UNICRI . 15 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Saveetha School of Law . Saveetha School of Law - Faculty . 30 December 2023.
  4. Meško . Gorazd . On Some Aspects of Cybercrime and Cybervictimization . European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. 1 August 2018 . 26 . 3 . 189–199 . 10.1163/15718174-02603006 .
  5. Book: Ndubueze . P. N . Cyber Criminology and Technology-Assisted Crime Control: A Reader . 2017 . Ahmadu Bello University Press . Zaria, Nigeria . 978-978-54894-7-7 . xiv . I . 4 January 2019.
  6. Jaishankar . Karuppannan . 2007 . Establishing a theory of cyber crimes . International Journal of Cyber Criminology . 1 . 2 . 7–9 . 10.5281/zenodo.18792.
  7. 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.
  8. Book: Holt. T.J.. Bossler. A.. Spellar. K.C.S.. Cybercrime and Digital Forensics. 2016. Routledge. New York. 978-1317694786. 308. 5 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Experience . 15 November 2023 .
  10. Web site: Experience . 15 November 2023 .
  11. Web site: School of Law. University of Leeds. Annual Report of Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law. University of Leeds. 5 July 2017.
  12. News: The. Week. Globalization has opened Floodgates for Criminals. 5 July 2017. The Week. The Week. 28 November 2010. SASCV. 28 November 2010.
  13. Web site: South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Activities - SASCV. SASCV. 7 July 2017.
  14. Web site: Reshmi. Jaimon. Online NGO helps Cyber victims. Techgoss. 5 July 2017.
  15. Web site: Austin. Sara L.. EdD. Top Influential Criminologists Today Academic Influence. 2022-02-04. academicinfluence.com. 8 June 2020 . en.
  16. Web site: K Jaishankar - AD Scientific Index 2023 . 2023-05-06 . www.adscientificindex.com.
  17. News: Shastri . Parth . Better definition of terrorism needed . 2 April 2019 . Times of India . 18 March 2019.
  18. Web site: British Society of Criminology. International Ambassadors. British Society of Criminology. 5 July 2017.
  19. Web site: NASI Young Scientist Award. Elsevier. 28 January 2018.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Karuppannan Jaishankar".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.