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
Media

Media and public engagement

I have contributed expert commentary to the BBC, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, NPR, Arirang TV, WION, India Today TV, Mint, the Times of India, Hindustan Times and many other outlets.

TEDx talks

19 January 2025

Deepfakes, Crime and the Dark Side of AI

TEDxIIIT Sri City. Watch the talk

11 August 2018

Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes

TEDxNITTrichy. Watch the talk

Interviews and press

  1. Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna links drugs to POCSO cases; Experts dispute claim. Times of India, Chennai Edition. 19 August 2026. Read
  2. The Bystander Effect: Is it enough to watch or record a crime or should citizens intervene? Mint Premium, 24 July 2026. Read
  3. Enemy at home: 98% rape survivors in Delhi knew perpetrators, The Patriot. July 7, 2026. Read
  4. My interview to LawLex, a Legal Magazine, June 2026. Read
  5. Bengaluru Fraud Probe: An Expert Decodes Criminal Traits & Their Preferred Victims | Prime Crime. WION. Jun 3, 2026. Video
  6. My Expert Interview to the Arirang TV, a popular South Korean TV on the issue of rising Deepfake Sex Crimes against Women, 3rd September, 2024. Video
  7. My Interview to the British Society of Criminology (BSC), June 2024. Read
  8. "Es herrscht die Überzeugung vor, dass die Frau dem Mann gehören soll" ("There is a belief that the woman should belong to the man"). My interview to Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 5, 2024. Seven men are said to have attacked a 28-year-old tourist - such brutal gang rapes have recently occurred more often in India. Criminologist Karuppannan Jaishankar sees the reasons for this in the rapid pace at which the country is changing. Interview by David Pfeifer, Bangkok (The Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) is a German national subscription daily newspaper. It has been published in Munich since 1945). Read
  9. My Personal Interview at International Fabtalks, an Online Forum on 2nd December 2023.
  10. Cruelty by husbands and their relatives makes up one-third of crimes against women in India: MoSPI. The Print, March, 26, 2023. Read
  11. Invited as a criminology expert by the Indian Express TV to present a Lecture on "What is a Polygraph Test" on 23rd November 2022. Video
  12. Invited as a criminology expert by the Indian Express TV to present a Lecture on "What is a Narcotic Test" on 20th November 2022. Video
  13. Harassment, Assault, Murder – But Stalking Is Still Not A ‘Serious’ Crime. Behanbox, October, 18, 2022. Read
  14. Cybercrime cases go to platforms. The Softcopy, September, 15, 2022. Read
  15. In Interviews With 122 Rapists, Student Pursues Not-So-Simple Question: Why?. NPR, goats and soda, NPR, Kamala Thiyagarajan, December 16, 2017. Read
  16. The New Mafia: Gangs and Vigilantes - A Guide to Cybercrime for CEOs, Malwarebytes and Trajectory, December, 8, 2017. Read
  17. CYBER Invited as a criminology expert by the India Today TV to participate in the Discussion on "The Long Story: The Blue Whale Menace" on 23rd September 2017. Video
  18. Rape and the rapist: Why Indian academics are studying offenders' perspectives, First Post.com, Rohini Nair, 20, September 2017. Read
  19. CYBER Invited as a criminology expert by the WION TV NEWS Channel to participate in the Discussion on "WION Focus: Combating dangers of suicide games: Banning The Blue Whale Game" on 17th August 2017 via Skype. Video
  20. ParentsToday – Views on cyber grooming, July 2017.
  21. Lurking in the shadows, Nandini Krishnan, November 11, 2016 edition of Fountain Ink. Read
  22. The Altar of Honour. Tehelka, Nisha Ponthathil, January 29, 2015. Read
  23. Rape cases in India: Beyond the toilet debate, Saddahaq, June 18, 2014. Read
  24. WILL THIS SHAME STOP? Debashree Mohanty, Sunday, 15 December 2013 in Sunday Pioneer. Read
  25. "Algorithms in our daily life", Livemint & The Wall Street Journal, Aug 27 2013 and "Algorithms in our day to day life", Khaleej Times, 7 September 2013. Read
  26. Why are Indian women being attacked on social media? BBC Hindi, Divya Arya, Delhi, 8 May 2013. Read
  27. "An easily Con-vinced Country" Times of India (New Delhi), November 18, 2012. Read
  28. "My Friend, My Kidnapper" Times of India (New Delhi), September 30, 2012.
  29. " Risk behaviours increase exposure to cyber crime ", Summary Victimology Issue of Stockholm Criminology Symposium, June 2012. PDF
  30. " Skimmers easily available online for wannabe con men", Times of India, October 26, 2011. Read
  31. "Laptop plan raises fears of misuse" Times of India, September 11, 2011. Read
  32. " Mobile stalkers on the rise in the state" Times of India, July 12, 2011. Read
  33. "Honing the Sleuth in you" Times of India, June 7, 2011.
  34. " Suburbs caught in the crime web " Times of India, January 25, 2011. Read
  35. " Globalization has opened the Flood Gate for Criminals " THE WEEK, November 21, 2010 (Exclusive Interview). Read
  36. “AND TODAY’S SUBJECT…IS FACEBOOK”, Hindustan Times, June 27, 2010.
  37. " Dealing with Stalkers: Professionals Speak " Rediff.com, October 29, 2009. Read
  38. "Is your kid being cyber bullied?" Daily News and Analysis (DNA), August 3, 2009. Read
  39. "Online Counselling for Cyber Crime Victims" (Times of India (Chennai Edition) a National news paper in India), July 31, 2009.
  40. "Cyber Crimes", An interview to the All India Radio on 14th July 2009.
  41. "Cyber Bullying" (LIVE IT) a National Magazine in India, New Delhi Edition), July 2009.
  42. " When crime gets creative " and " Duping the gullible: The cunning art of conning ” (Times of India (Sunday Times) a National news paper in India, New Delhi Edition), June 14, 2009. ReadRead
  43. "Killers of Faith" (Sunday Special Hyderabad chronicle, Supplement of Deccan Chronicle, a National news paper in India) November 16, 2008.
  44. "Eve Teasers Beware" (Times of India (Sunday Times) a National news paper in India), June 8, 2008.
  45. "Jilted lovers on the loose" (Hyderabad chronicle, Supplement of Deccan Chronicle, a National news paper in India) May 20, 2008.
  46. "Why normal men turn killers" (Hyderabad chronicle, Supplement of Deccan Chronicle, a National news paper in India) February 4, 2008.
  47. "Unmasking Bias- Are we racist?” (Culture and Society) by Jane Rankin-Reid in Tehelka- the peoples paper. Feb 10, 2007.
  48. Sex Work in a Traditional City by Scott Carney in August 1 2006.
  49. International Crime Mapping: Caveats and Considerations by Jim Griffin, Crime Mapping News. Volume 3 Issue 1 Winter 2001, Police foundation, 1201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Read
  50. Use of Crime Stat in Crime Mapping in India: An Application for Chennai City Policing. In: Nedlevine, CrimeStat III Manual: A Spatial Statistics Program for the Analysis of Crime Incident Locations. Ned Levine & Associates, Houston, TX, and the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC. November 2004. Read