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
Publications

Publications

Books, edited volumes, journal articles, book chapters and editorials, listed with the most recent first. For citation counts please see my Google Scholar profile; many full texts are on ResearchGate.

Books

Jaishankar, K. (in press, March 2027). Cyber Criminology and Victimology: Theory, Case Studies, and New Frontiers. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. ISBN 978-3-032-44543-8.
Monograph
Jaishankar, K. (in press, March 2027). Cyber Criminology and Victimology: Theory, Case Studies, and New Frontiers. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. ISBN 978-3-032-44543-8. Link
Jaishankar, K. (2025). A Brief History of Crime. Bengaluru: Appa Publications / International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences. ISBN 978-81-982543-5-1.
Popular non-fiction
Jaishankar, K. (2025). A Brief History of Crime. Bengaluru: Appa Publications / International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences. ISBN 978-81-982543-5-1. Link

Free to download from Zenodo.

Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2019). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 9781482260458.
Edited handbook
Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2019). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 9781482260458. Link
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (Eds.) (2017). Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence against Women. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-5225-2472-4.
Edited volume
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (Eds.) (2017). Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence against Women. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-5225-2472-4. Link
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2016). Cyber Crimes against Women in India. New Delhi: SAGE Publishing. ISBN 978-9385985775.
Monograph
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2016). Cyber Crimes against Women in India. New Delhi: SAGE Publishing. ISBN 978-9385985775. Link

Reviewed in EPW, Dawn, Live Encounters, Sociological Bulletin, Asian Journal of Women's Studies and The Book Review. Hindi translation.

Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2016). Interpersonal Criminology: Revisiting Interpersonal Crimes and Victimization. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-4987-4859-9.
Edited volume
Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2016). Interpersonal Criminology: Revisiting Interpersonal Crimes and Victimization. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-4987-4859-9. Link
Jaishankar, K., Mukherjee, T., Bharadwaj, P., & Desai, M. (Eds.) (2014). Indian Prisons: Towards Reformation, Rehabilitation and Resocialization. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers.
Edited volume
Jaishankar, K., Mukherjee, T., Bharadwaj, P., & Desai, M. (Eds.) (2014). Indian Prisons: Towards Reformation, Rehabilitation and Resocialization. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers.
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2013). Global Criminology: Crime and Victimization in a Globalized Era. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-43-989249-7.
Edited volume
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2013). Global Criminology: Crime and Victimization in a Globalized Era. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-43-989249-7. Link
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2011). Cyber Crime and the Victimization of Women: Laws, Rights, and Regulations. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-60960-830-9.
Monograph
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2011). Cyber Crime and the Victimization of Women: Laws, Rights, and Regulations. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-60960-830-9. Link
Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2011). Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781439829493.
Edited volume
Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2011). Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781439829493. Link

Book review.

Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2009). International Perspectives on Crime and Justice. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-0198-0.
Edited volume
Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2009). International Perspectives on Crime and Justice. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-0198-0. Link
Ronel, N., Jaishankar, K., & Bensimon, M. (Eds.) (2008). Trends and Issues in Victimology. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-0069-3.
Edited volume
Ronel, N., Jaishankar, K., & Bensimon, M. (Eds.) (2008). Trends and Issues in Victimology. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-0069-3. Link
Madhava Soma Sundaram, P., Jaishankar, K., & Ramdoss, S. (Eds.) (2008). Crime Victims and Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Principles. New Delhi: Serials Publications. ISBN 978-81-8387-163-1.
Edited volume
Madhava Soma Sundaram, P., Jaishankar, K., & Ramdoss, S. (Eds.) (2008). Crime Victims and Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Principles. New Delhi: Serials Publications. ISBN 978-81-8387-163-1.

Journal articles

  1. Jaishankar, K. (2026). Digital Opportunity Structures and Cryptocurrency Fraud: A Theoretical Framework. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 42(4), 618-645. DOI
  2. Yushawu, A., & Jaishankar, K. (2026). Sakawa in Ghana: The Influence of Weak Ties on Economic Cybercrime Offender Networks. Deviant Behavior, 47(4), 762-782. DOI
  3. Choudhury, R., and Jaishankar, K. (2025). Narratives of the spouses of incarcerated convicts: an exploratory study of the impact of secondary victimization in Assam, India. SN Social Sciences 5, 198. DOI
  4. Jaishankar, K. (2024). Crime in India: Myths, Misreporting and Misrepresentations. The Criminologist, Official Newsletter of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Pp. 27-28, Vol. 50(4), July/August 2024. PDF
  5. Manikandan, S., Jaishankar, K., Bushell, M., Telford, L., and Treadwell, J. (2024). The Victimisation of Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh: Breaking the Silence – Postcolonial Criminology, Ethnography and Genocide. British Journal of Criminology, 64(4), 881-895. DOI
  6. Manikandan, S. & Jaishankar, K. (2018-2019). Recidivism among Prisoners in Tihar Jail and Contributing Factors: A Qualitative Study. Indian Journal of Criminology, 46 & 47, pp.46-57.
  7. Ngo, F., & Jaishankar K. (2017). Special Article: Commemorating a Decade in Existence of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology: A Research Agenda to Advance the Scholarship on Cyber Crime. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 11(1), 1-9. DOI
  8. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2016) Celebrities and Cyber Crimes: An Analysis of the Victimization of Female Film Stars on the Internet. Temida - The journal on victimization, human rights and gender. 19(3-4), 355-372.
  9. Thakre, A. G., Sivakumar, R., & Jaishankar, K. (published online April 13, 2015). Comparing the impacts of community policing in the cities of Nagpur and Tirunelveli: An empirical study. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 88(2): 137-159. DOI
  10. Thakre, A. G., Jaishankar, K. & Sivakumar, R. (April -June 2015). Public Perceptions of Community Policing: An Empirical Analysis of Friends of Police Movement in Tirunelveli City, Tamil Nadu. The Indian Police Journal, LXII(2), 82-96.
  11. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2014). Teen Sexting: A Critical Analysis on the Criminalization Vis-À-Vis Victimization Conundrums. The Virtual Forum Against Cybercrime (VFAC) Review, Korean Institute of Criminology, July/August 2014, 1(6), 26-43. Republished as: Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2017). Sexting among Teens: Are they victims or offenders? In Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) Interpersonal Criminology: Revisiting Interpersonal Crimes and Victimization (pp. 215-232. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN: 978-1-2987-4859-9.
  12. Halder D., & Jaishankar, K. (2014). Online Victimization of Andaman Jarawa Tribal Women: An Analysis of the ‘Human Safari’ YouTube Videos (2012) and its Effects. British Journal of Criminology, 54(4), 673-688. First published online: May 5, 2014. DOI
  13. Eric Lambert, Yuning Wu, Shanhe Jiang, K. Jaishankar, Sudershan Pasupuleti and Jagadish Bhimarasetty (2014). Support for Community Policing in India and the U.S.: An Exploratory Study among College Students. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management. 37(1), 3-29. DOI
  14. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2013). Revenge Porn by Teens in the United States and India: A Socio-legal Analysis. International Annals of Criminology, 51(1-2), 85-111. DOI
  15. Eric Lambert, K. Jaishankar, Shanhe Jiang, Sudershan Pasupuleti, and Jagadish Bhimarasetty. (2012). Correlates of Formal and Informal Social Control on Crime Prevention: An Exploratory Study among University Students, Andhra Pradesh, India. Asian Journal of Criminology, 7(3), 239-250. (Equal first authorship.). DOI
  16. Eric Lambert, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Shanhe Jiang, K. Jaishankar, and Jagadish Bhimarasetty. (2012). Comparing and Contrasting the Formal and Informal Crime Control Views of Indian and U.S. College Students: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 56(8) 1239–1257. DOI
  17. Yuning Wu, Eric G. Lambert, Brad W. Smith, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Jaishankar, K., & Jagadish V. Bhimarasetty. (2012). An Exploratory Comparison of Policing Views between Indian and U.S. College Students. International Criminal Justice Review, 22(1), 68-82. DOI
  18. Halder D., & Jaishankar, K. (2011). Cyber Gender Harassment and Secondary Victimization: A Comparative Analysis of US, UK and India. Victims and Offenders, 6(4), 386-398. DOI
  19. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2009) Cyber Socializing and Victimization of Women. Temida - The journal on victimization, human rights and gender, September 2009, 12(3), 5-26. Reprinted as Online Social networking and Women Victims In: Jaishankar, K. (2011) (Ed.), Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior (pp. 301-320). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
  20. Sudershan Pasupuleti, Eric G. Lambert, Shanhe Jiang, Jagadish V. Bhimarasetty, and K. Jaishankar (2009). Crime, Criminals, Treatment, and Punishment: An Exploratory Study of Views Among College Students in India and the United States. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 25(2), 131-147, May 2009. Reprinted as Crime, Criminals, Treatment, and Punishment: An Exploratory Study of Views among College Students in India and U.S. In N. P. Unnithan (2013) (Ed.), Crime and Justice in India (pp.74-92). New Delhi: Sage Publications. DOI
  21. Desai M., & Jaishankar, K. (2009). Impact of media violence on Children. Occasional series in Criminal Justice and International Studies, Issue Feb 2009, 90-105, RMIT publishing, Australia. ISSN: 1834-3759.
  22. Syed Umarhathab, G. Deepak Raj Rao and K. Jaishankar (2009). Cyber Crimes in India: A Study of Emerging Patterns of Perpetration and Victimization in Chennai City. Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 1(1), 51-66, April 2009.
  23. Jaishankar, K. (2008). Monde réel, monde virtuel: Quels comportements délictueux d'un monde à l'autre ? (Real world, virtual world: What a criminal world to another? Problèmes Politiques Et Sociaux (Political and Social Problems), n° 953 - La délinquance électronique (No. 953 - Electronic Crime), October 2008, p. 22.
  24. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2008). Cyber Crimes against women in India: Problems, Perspectives and Solutions. TMC Academy Journal, Singapore, 3(1), 48-62, June 2008.
  25. K. Jaishankar, Bessie Pang & Stuart Hyde (2008). Special Paper: Bangkok International Summit Declaration on Policing Cyberspace. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2(1), 256-270, January 2008.
  26. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2008). Property Rights of Hindu Women: A critical review of succession laws of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India. Journal of Law and Religion, 25th Anniversary issue. Vol. XXIV, No. 2, 101-122. 24, pp 663-687. DOI
  27. Eric Lambert, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Shanhe Jiang, K. Jaishankar, & Jagadish V. Bhimarasetty. (2008). Death Penalty Views Among College Students in India. Punishment & Society: The International Journal of Penology. 10(2), 207-218, April 2008. DOI
  28. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2007). Rights of Women Prisoners in India: A Legal Analysis. The Indian Journal of Criminology and Criminalistics. 28(2), 12-20.
  29. Jaishankar K., (2005). Mapping and Corrections: Management of offenders with GIS. Corrections Compendium, 30, 1, January/February 2005, 7-9, 31 to 33.
  30. Jaishankar, K., Shanmugapriya, S. & Balamurugan, V. (2004). Crime Mapping in India: A GIS Implementation in Chennai City Policing. Geographic Information Sciences, (Now published as Annals of GIS), 10, 20-34. DOI

Book chapters and entries

  1. Jaishankar, K. (in press-2027). Political victimology: The new science of politics, crime, justice and victimization. In S. Walklate (Ed.), Handbook on victims and victimology (3rd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-0411-3871-6.
  2. Jaishankar, K. (2026-in press). Caste Conflict and Justice in India: A Theoretical Framework on Criminalization, Victimization, and Social Wellness. In: Phillips, J., Novisky, M., & Ricciardelli, R. (Eds.). (2026). Routledge International Handbook of Wellbeing and Wellness in Criminal Justice (1st ed.). Routledge. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-0327-56776. DOI
  3. Jaishankar, K. (2026, 15 July 2026). Space Transition Theory. In: Fullwood, C., Branley-Bell, D., Orchard, L., Limniou, M., Stefanova, V. (eds). The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cyberpsychology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. eBook ISBN 978-3-031-52643-5. DOI
  4. Jaishankar, K. (2026, June 26). Cyber victimization. In B. Huebner (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Oxford Academic. (New York, NY, online edn, 14 Dec. 2009 -). Online ISBN: 978-0-1978-58301. DOI
  5. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2021). Cyber governance and data protection in India: a critical legal analysis. In: Scott N Romaniuk and Mary Manjikian (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Global Cyber-Security Strategy (pp. 337-348). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780429399718.
  6. Thakre, A. & Jaishankar, K. (2020). Contemporary Indian Policing. In: Veronika Nagy and Klára Kerezsi (Eds.), A Critical Approach to Police Science (pp. 85-114). Hague, The Netherlands: Eleven International Publishing. ISBN:978-946236-887-3.
  7. Jaishankar, K. (2020). Cyber Victimology: A New Sub-discipline of the 21st Century Victimology. In: J. Joseph and Stacie Jergenson (eds.), An International Perspective on Contemporary Developments in Victimology: A Festschrift in Honor of Marc Groenhuijsen (pp. 3-19). Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-41621-8.
  8. Jaishankar, K., & Halder, D. (2020). Criminal Justice Tenets in Manusmriti: A Critical Appraisal of the Ancient Indian Hindu Code. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology (pp. 97-109). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 9781482260458.
  9. Madhava Soma Sundaram, P., Jaishankar, K., and Enanalap Periyar, E. (2020). Crime and Justice in Ancient South India (Sangam Age): Gleanings from Tamil Literature. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology (pp. 121-128). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 9781482260458.
  10. Jaishankar, K., & Halder, D. (2020). Homicide in Ancient, Medieval, British, and Contemporary India. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology (pp. 148-158). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 9781482260458.
  11. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2017). Love Marriages, Inter-Caste Violence, and Therapeutic Jurisprudential Approach of the Courts in India. In Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (Eds.) (2017). Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence against Women (pp. 30-42). Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global. ISBN: 978-1-5225-2472-4.DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2472-4.ch003. DOI
  12. Rochin Chandra, R., & Jaishankar K. (2017). Female Victims of Labor Exploitation Vis-à-Vis Labor Courts in the Southern Tamil Nadu, India: Therapeutic Jurisprudence Solutions for the Prevention of Secondary Victimization. In Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (Eds.) (2017). Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence against Women (pp. 171-181). Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global. ISBN: 978-1-5225-2472-4.DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2472-4.ch011. DOI
  13. Jaishankar, K., & Halder, D. (April 2017). Homicide in India: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. In: Brookman, F., Maguire, E. R., & Maguire, M. (eds.), The Handbook on Homicide. Wiley-Blackwell Series of Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice (pp. 486-498). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-118-92447-1.
  14. Jaishankar, K., & Thakre, A. G. (14 June 2017). Explaining Criminal Behaviour. In M. D. Chong and A. Francis (eds.), Demystifying Criminal Justice Social Work in India (pp.33-49). New Delhi: SAGE. ISBN: 978-9-386-06247-5.
  15. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (June 2017). Cyber Crime Victims: Responsibilities, Reactions and Issues of Criminal Justice Social Workers. In M. D. Chong and A. Francis (eds.), Demystifying Criminal Justice Social Work in India (pp.244-261). New Delhi: SAGE. ISBN: 978-9-386-06247-5.
  16. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2016). Policing Initiatives and Limitations. In: J. Navarro, S. Clevenger, and C. D. Marcum (eds.), The Intersection between Intimate Partner Abuse, Technology, and Cybercrime: Examining the Virtual Enemy (pp. 167-186). Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.
  17. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2015). Irrational Coping Theory and Positive Criminology: A Frame Work to Protect Victims of Cyber Crime. In N. Ronel and D. Segev (eds.), Positive Criminology (pp.276 -291). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-74856-8.
  18. Jaishankar, K. (2014). Implementing victim rights in newly industrialized countries: Reflections on major challenges and recommendations for the future. In I. Vanfraechem, A. Pemberton, & F. Ndahinda. (Eds.), Justice for Victims: Perspectives on rights, transition and reconciliation (pp. 66-88). Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon, UK. ISBN 978-0-415-63433-5.
  19. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2014). Patterns of Sexual Victimization of Children and Women in the Multipurpose Social Networking Sites. In C. Marcum and G. Higgins (Eds.). Social Networking as a Criminal Enterprise (pp. 129-143). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 9781466589797.
  20. Jaishankar, K. (2013). Cyber Victimization: New Typology and Novel Trends of Interpersonal attacks on the Internet. In Korean Institute of Criminology (Ed.). Information Society and Cybercrime: Challenges for Criminology and Criminal Justice (pp. 31-47). Seoul, Korea: Korean Institute of Criminology. Research Report Series 13-B-01. ISBN 978-89-7366-002-5.
  21. Halder, D., Jaishankar, K., Enanalap Periyar, E., & Sivakumar, R. (2013). Cyber Victimization in India: Preliminary Study (pp. 115-136). In K. Jaishankar & N. Ronel (2013). (Eds.), Global Criminology: Crime and Victimization in the Globalized Era. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN: 9781439892497.
  22. Sudershan Pasupuleti, Eric Lambert, Shanhe Jiang, Jagadish Bhimarasetty, and K. Jaishankar. (2013). Crime, Criminals, Treatment, and Punishment: An Exploratory Study of Views among College Students in India and U.S. In N. P. Unnithan (Ed.), Crime and Justice in India (pp.74-92). New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-8-132-109778.
  23. Jaishankar, K. (2012). Victimization in the Cyber Space: Patterns and Trends. In S. Manacorda (Ed.). Cybercriminality: Finding a balance between freedom and security (pp. 91-106). Milan, Italy: International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme (ISPAC). ISBN 978-88-96410-02-8.
  24. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Cyber Victimization of Women and Cyber Laws in India. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 742-756). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch403. DOI
  25. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Cyber Crime against Women and Regulations in Australia. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 757-764). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch404. DOI
  26. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Cyber Laws for Preventing Cyber Crimes against Women in Canada. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 765-776). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch405. DOI
  27. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Legal Treatment of Cyber Crimes against Women in USA. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 777-789). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch406. DOI
  28. Halder D., & Jaishankar K. (2011). Online Social networking and Women Victims. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.), Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior (pp. 301-320). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
  29. Jaishankar, K. (2010). Patterns of Communal Violence Victimization in South India: A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis. In S.G. Shoham., P. Knepper., & M. Kett. (Eds.) International Handbook of Victimology (pp. 181- 216). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-420-085471.
  30. S. Samuel Asir Raj and K. Jaishankar (2009). Victimization of Indian Migrant Workers in South East Asia In M. Shechory, S. Ben-David & D. Soen (Eds.), Who Pays the Price? Foreign Workers, Society, Crime and the Law (pp. 217-227). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
  31. Jaishankar, K. (2009). Communal Violence and Terrorism in India: Issues and Introspections. In T. A. Gilly, Y. Gilinsky & V.A. Sergevnin (Eds.), The Ethics of Terrorism: Innovative Approaches from an International Perspective (18 Lectures) (pp. 21-34) Illinois, USA: Charles C. Thomas Publisher Limited.
  32. Jaishankar, K., & Halder, D. (2009). Cyber Bullying among School Students in India. In: K. Jaishankar (Ed.), International Perspectives on Crime and Justice (pp.579-598). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars publishing.
  33. Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2009). Inter-Country Adoption and Human Rights Violations in India. In: K. Jaishankar (Ed.), International Perspectives on Crime and Justice (pp.465-483). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars publishing.
  34. K. Jaishankar, P. Madhava Soma Sundaram & Debarati Halder (2008). Malimath Committee and Crime Victims: Resurrecting the forgotten voices of the Indian Criminal Justice System. In: Natti Ronel., K. Jaishankar and Bensimon, M. (Eds.), Trends and Issues in Victimology (pp.112-127). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars publishing.
  35. K. Jaishankar., Desai, M., & P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (2008). A Survey of Stalking Victims in India. In: Natti Ronel., K. Jaishankar and Bensimon, M. (Eds.), Trends and Issues in Victimology (pp.283-299). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars publishing.
  36. Madhava Soma Sundaram P., K. Jaishankar. & Desai, M., & (2008). Victims of Sexual Harassment at Work Place: Prevalence, Characteristics and Response. In: Natti Ronel., K. Jaishankar and Bensimon, M. (Eds.), Trends and Issues in Victimology (pp.192-204). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars publishing.
  37. Jaishankar K., (2008). Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes. In Schmalleger, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet. (pp.283-301) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  38. Jaishankar K., Debarati Halder & Ramdoss S. (2008). Pedophilia, Pornography and Stalking: Analyzing child victimization in the Internet. In Schmalleger, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet. (pp.28-42) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  39. Jaishankar K., & Shariff S. (2008). Cyber Bullying: A Transnational perspective. In Schmalleger, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet. (pp.66-83). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  40. Madhava Soma Sundaram P., & Jaishankar K. (2008). Cyber Terrorism: Problems, Perspectives and Prescription. In Schmalleger, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet (pp.593-611). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Conference proceedings

Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2025). International Conference on Law and Social Sciences (ICLSS 2025): Conference Proceedings. Bengaluru: International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences. ISBN 978-81-982543-3-7. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17218709.
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Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2025). International Conference on Law and Social Sciences (ICLSS 2025): Conference Proceedings. Bengaluru: International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences. ISBN 978-81-982543-3-7. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17218709. Link

The conference was held online on 29 to 30 March 2025 on the theme Exploring Intersections of Law and Social Sciences in a Globalized World.

Proceedings
Jaishankar, K., Ronel, N., & Kunjappan, S. (Eds.) (2020). Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Gandhinagar, Gujarat: SASCV & Department of Criminology, Raksha Shakti University. ISBN 978-81-906687-8-1.
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2016). Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Tirunelveli: SASCV & Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-9-8.
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2016). Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Tirunelveli: SASCV & Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-9-8.
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2013). Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Tirunelveli: SASCV & Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-5-0.
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2013). Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Tirunelveli: SASCV & Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-5-0.
Madhava Soma Sundaram, P., & Jaishankar, K. (Eds.) (2012). Proceedings of the International Conference on Exploring the Linkages between Drug Usage and Criminal Victimization. Tirunelveli: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-6-7.
Madhava Soma Sundaram, P., & Jaishankar, K. (Eds.) (2012). Proceedings of the International Conference on Exploring the Linkages between Drug Usage and Criminal Victimization. Tirunelveli: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-6-7. Link
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2011). Proceedings of the First International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Tirunelveli: SASCV & Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-4-3.
Jaishankar, K., & Ronel, N. (Eds.) (2011). Proceedings of the First International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). Tirunelveli: SASCV & Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. ISBN 978-81-906687-4-3. Link

Editorials and introductions

  1. Jaishankar, K. (2020). Introduction: Towards a South Asian Criminology. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology (pp. 1-8). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 9781482260458.
  2. Jaishankar, K. (2020). Conclusion: South Asian Criminology in a Crossroad. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology (pp. 353-354). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 9781482260458.
  3. Thakre, A., & Jaishankar, K. (2018). Whither Indian Criminology? International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. July – December 2018. Vol. 13 (2): 247–263. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2647852. DOIPDF
  4. Jaishankar K. (2018). Cyber Criminology as an Academic Discipline: History, Contribution and Impact. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 12(1), 1-8. PDF
  5. Chandra, R. R., Kunjappan, S., & Jaishankar, K. (2018). Why Indian Criminology Struggles to Influence Public Policy. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 13(1), 3-9. PDF
  6. Ngo F., Jaishankar K. & Jose Agustina (2017). Guest Editors' Introduction to the Special Issue: Sexting: Current Research Gaps and Legislative Issues. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 11(2), 161-168. PDF
  7. K. Jaishankar (2011). SASCV 2011: Special Conference Issue of the First International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV). International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, Jan – June 2011, July - December 2011 (Combined Issue), 6(1&2), 12–14. PDF
  8. Jaishankar, K. (2011). Epilogue: Raising the Human Spirit and Restoring Order in the Information Super Highway. In: P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, & Syed Umarhathab. (Ed.), Cyber Crime and Digital Disorder (pp. 149-153).Tirunelveli, India: Publication Division, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
  9. K. Jaishankar (2009). The Future of Cyber Criminology: Challenges and Opportunities. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 4(1&2), January - December, 2010, 26-31. Link
  10. Jaishankar, K. (2011). Conclusion. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.), Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior (pp. 411-414). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
  11. Jaishankar, K. (2011). Introduction: Expanding Cyber Criminology with an Avant-Garde Anthology. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.), Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior (pp. xxvii-xxxv). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
  12. Jaishankar, K. (2009). Sexting: A new form of victimless crime? International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 3(1), 21-25. Link
  13. Jaishankar, K. (2008). Cyber hate: Antisocial networking in the Internet. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2(2).
  14. Jaishankar, K. (2008). Identity related crime in the cyberspace: Examining phishing and its impact. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2(1).
  15. Jaishankar, K. (2008). SASCV: A progressive society to promote criminology and victimology in the South Asian region. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 3(2), 8-11.
  16. Jaishankar, K. (2008). What ails victimology? International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 3(1), 1-7.