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
Service

Professional service

Leadership of scholarly societies, international advisory roles, peer review for research councils and service to universities.

Professional serviceEditorial roles

Institutions I founded

International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS)
Founded 2022

International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS)

An international academic institute and independent policy think tank in Bengaluru.

South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV)
Founded 2009

South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV)

I am the Founder President of the society and convened its five international conferences.

Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC)
Founded 2009

Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC)

A non-governmental organisation that supports victims of cyber crime; I am its Founder Executive Director.

Appa Education and Research Foundation
Founded 2022 · Director

Appa Education and Research Foundation

I founded the foundation in Bengaluru and serve as its Director. It promotes education, research and training; its units include IIJPS, Appa Publications and social impact initiatives.

Lombroso Education and Research Services (LEARS)
Founded 2022 · Director

Lombroso Education and Research Services (LEARS)

I founded LEARS in Bengaluru and serve as its Director. It is the sponsoring body of IIJPS and promotes excellence in education, research and training across academic disciplines.

SASCV international conferences I convened

27 to 28 January 2023

Fifth International Conference of SASCV

Bengaluru, India

30 to 31 January 2020

Fourth International Conference of SASCV

Ahmedabad, India

28 to 29 January 2016

Third International Conference of SASCV

Goa, India

11 to 13 January 2013

Second International Conference of SASCV

Kanyakumari, India

15 to 17 January 2011

First International Conference of SASCV

Jaipur, India

Leadership, advisory roles and memberships

  1. Founder President, South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) Link
  2. United Nations Expert on matters related to Victims of Terrorism, UN Counter Terrorism Center, UN Office of Counter Terrorism. (2019)
  3. Former International Ambassador, British Society of Criminology (BSC) (2015-2025).
  4. Fellow, African Centre for Cyberlaw and Cybercrime Prevention. Link
  5. Member, European Society of Criminology (ESC) Working Group on Cybercrime
  6. Member, Advisory Board, Center for Cybercrime Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA. Link
  7. Member, Scientific Commission of the International Society of Criminology (ISC). Link
  8. Research Partner, International Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Cybercrime (IIRCC), School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, USA. Link
  9. Member of Board, Center for Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, Boston, USA. Link
  10. Member of Board, CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATION & CYBERSECURITY LAB (CIC LAB), Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Ave. RM 215. Boston, MA 02215, USA.
  11. Member, International Advisory Board of the Center for the Research and Development of Positive Criminology, Department of Criminology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
  12. Distinguished Member- International Council of Jurists (2017-2022).
  13. Founding Member, Victim Support Asia
  14. Member, Membership and Advancement Committee, World Society of Victimology (WSV), Germany.
  15. Honorary Lecturer, Online Training Program of the Virtual Forum against Cybercrime established by the Korean Institute of Criminology and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
  16. Former Member, International Cybercrime Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. (2013-2018)
  17. Former Member, Core group of Experts on Identity related crime, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Vienna) (2007-2008).
  18. Former Vice-Chairman, Indian Society of Criminology (ISC) Link
  19. Founder Executive Director, Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC).
  20. Member, Advisory Board, Gujarat National Law University Centre for Law and Society (GCLS).
  21. Member of Advisory Committee, Indian Criminology and Forensics Science Association. Link

Peer review and examining

  1. International Peer Review Expert, Slovak Research and Development Agency, Slovak Republic.
  2. Peer Reviewer, National Research Foundation, South Africa.
  3. Peer Review Expert, European Research Council, Brussels
  4. Reviewer, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK
  5. External Expert (Referee), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
  6. Subject Expert, Criminology. UGC-MHRD, NET Bureau.
  7. Paper Coordinator, Cyber Criminology and Cyber Forensics, UGC-MHRD, Epathsala
  8. Evaluator for Research Proposals/Research Reports of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), New Delhi
  9. External Reviewer, Faculty Promotions (Criminology), University of Portsmouth, UK.
  10. External Reviewer, Faculty Promotions (Criminology), Simon Fraser University, Canada.
  11. External Reviewer, Faculty Promotions (Criminology), Ariel University, Israel.
  12. Foreign Examiner for PhD Thesis in Criminology/Law at Fort Hare University, South Africa.
  13. Foreign Examiner for PhD Thesis in Criminology/Law at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  14. Foreign Examiner for MPhil Thesis in University of Mauritius.
  15. PhD Adjudicator/Examiner for Criminal Justice Thesis of National Law University, Delhi.
  16. PhD Adjudicator/Examiner for Criminology Thesis of University of Madras, Chennai.
  17. PhD Adjudicator/Examiner for Police Administration Thesis of Punjab University, Chandigarh.
  18. Question paper Setter/Examiner for Criminology Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  19. Question paper Setter/Examiner for Criminology Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India

University governance

  1. Member, Board of Studies in Criminology University of Calicut, Kerala.
  2. Former Chairperson, Adhoc Board of Studies in Criminology, Raksha Shakti University, May 2016
  3. Former Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Raksha Shakti University.
  4. Member, Finance Committee, Raksha Shakti University, May 2019
  5. Former Member, Academic Council, Raksha Shakti University, April 2016
  6. Former Member, Syndicate (Board of Governors), Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, August 2012, July 2015.
  7. Former Ex-officio Member, Senate, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, August 2012, July 2015.
  8. Former Member, Standing Committee of Academic Affairs, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, April 2012, April 2015.
  9. Former Chairperson, Board of Studies of Undergraduate Programmes in BA Criminology and Police administration, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, April 2012, April 2015.
  10. Former Member, PG Board of Studies in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, July 2003, March 2016.
  11. Former Member, PG & UG Board of Examinations in Criminology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, July 2003, March 2016.