Criminologist · VictimologistProfessor K. Jaishankar, PhD
I am a criminologist whose work centres on cyber crime, victimization and the theory of crime in a connected world. In 2007 I coined the term cyber criminology and founded it as an academic discipline, in 2008 I proposed the Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes, and in 2015 I coined the term cyber victimology.
- Founder, Principal Director and Professor of Criminology & Justice Sciences, International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS), Bengaluru, India
- Principal Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Adjunct Faculty Member, UNICRI LL.M. programme, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Italy
- Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Criminology, Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS, Chennai, India
Current appointments
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Contributions to the discipline
Read more →Cyber Criminology
I coined the term and founded the discipline, which I define as the study of causation of crimes that occur in the cyberspace and its impact in the physical space.
Space Transition Theory
My theory explains how people behave differently when they move between physical space and cyberspace, set out in seven postulates.
Cyber Victimology
I coined the term to describe the study of forms of online victimization, its impact on victims, and responses of society and systems.
Selected books
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Cyber Criminology and Victimology: Theory, Case Studies, and New Frontiers
A Brief History of Crime
Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology
Cyber Crimes against Women in India
Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior
Global Criminology: Crime and Victimization in a Globalized EraRecent presentations
All presentations →- "From Cyber Victimisation to AI Moral Panic: Gender, Deepfakes and the Transformation of Women's Online Victimhood," at the 2nd International Conference on “Criminology and Criminal Justice”, held on 3-4, October 2026, (via online), Organized by the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS), India & Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Sri Jayewardenepura University, Sri Lanka & The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, & Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies, New Delhi, India in collaboration with the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and Research Unit One, Italy (Closing Keynote Speaker)
- “Cyber Criminology: Past, Present, and the Future, A Founder’s Journey”. Special Keynote Lecture at the International Seminar on “Cybercrime in a Digital Society: Innovations, Threats and Criminological Insights”, on 10th December 2025, Organized by the Department of Criminology, University of Warsaw, Poland. (Invited Key Speaker)
- “AI, Deepfakes, and Victimization: Navigating New Frontiers of Harm and Justice.” Keynote Speech at the XV annual conference of the Victimology Society of Serbia (VDS), entitled “Modern technology and victims: Victimization risks and possibilities to improve social responses,” held on November 20 and 21, 2025, in Belgrade, Serbia. (Invited Key Speaker)
- “Human animal conflict or relationship?” Special Address at the International Conference on Human-Animal Conflict, held during 13-14, February 2026. Organized by the School of Law and Justice, Adamas University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (Invited Key Speaker)
Institutions I founded
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)
I am the Founder President of the society and convened its five international conferences.
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
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)
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.
In the field
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Scholarly profiles
Full texts of many of my papers are available on ResearchGate and Academia.edu.