Father of Cyber Criminology & Victimology · Proponent of Space Transition Theory ORCID 0000-0002-6380-727XGoogle ScholarEmail
K. JaishankarProfessor of Criminology & Justice Sciences
International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences, India
Experience

Professional experience

Twenty-nine years of teaching, research, administration and consultancy in criminology, in India, the United Kingdom, Italy and Malaysia.

Positions held

  1. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (a unit of Appa Education and Research Foundation)
    July 2022 to present · Full-time
    Founder, Principal Director and Professor of Criminology & Justice Sciences
    International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS)
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (a unit of Appa Education and Research Foundation)
  2. Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    May 2026 to present · Full-time, hybrid
    Principal Research Fellow
    Faculty of Law
    Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  3. United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Italy
    March 2024 to present · Part-time, remote
    Adjunct Faculty Member, Law
    LL.M. in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law
    United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Italy
  4. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India
    January 2024 to present · Part-time, hybrid
    Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Criminology
    Saveetha School of Law
    Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India
  5. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    June 2020 to June 2022
    Independent Criminologist
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  6. Raksha Shakti University (now Rashtriya Raksha University), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
    April 2016 to May 2020
    Professor of Criminology and Head / Dean
    Department of Criminology / School of Criminology and Crime Science
    Raksha Shakti University (now Rashtriya Raksha University), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
  7. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
    July 2012 to March 2016
    Selection Grade Assistant Professor (Stage III)
    Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
    Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
  8. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
    August 2012 to July 2015
    Member of the Syndicate (Board of Governors)
    Administrative and policy experience
    Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
  9. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
    July 2007 to June 2012
    Senior Grade Assistant Professor / Lecturer (Stage II)
    Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
    Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
  10. University of Leeds, United Kingdom
    November 2009 to April 2010
    Commonwealth Academic Fellow (post-doctoral)
    Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law
    University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  11. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
    July 2003 to June 2007
    Lecturer (Stage I)
    Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
    Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
  12. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
    November 2002 to June 2003
    Contract Lecturer in Criminology and Police Science
    Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education
    Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
  13. University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    1997 to 2002
    UGC Junior Research Fellow
    Department of Criminology
    University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India