Fifth International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV)

Abstract Submission (CLOSED) Last date: 30/12/2022

Online paper presentation is allowed only for South Asian and International Presenters other than Indians.

For any queries please contact leepaxigupta@gmail.com / sascv2023@gmail.com    

The Main Theme of the Conference is:

CYBER CRIMINOLOGY, LAW, SECURITY,  FORENSICS & VICTIMOLOGY: TOWARDS A HOLISTIC BLEND 

Cyberspace has brought people from all walks of life together. The whole world is interconnected today. From education to healthcare to commerce to entertainment – cyberspace is witnessing a boom with the surge in internet users. Digital innovation has completely transformed our lives. There is an endless list of advantages but every coin has two sides. In this technology-driven era and especially after the Covid-19 Outbreak, everyone has a virtual presence today and this has also created a space for Cyber Crimes and Cyber Victimization.

Cyber Crime is steadily growing and a greater number of people are being targeted every day. It is not only hazardous for individuals, businesses and organisations but also for the world at large. Cyberspace provides anonymity which often ends up protecting the identity of the offender itself. However, as cyber offenders become more sophisticated each day, so does Cyber Security. The conceptualisation of cyber security measures, its functions, the policy-framework in relation to security concerns and governance related challenges are some of the issues that this conference would be addressing.

From the Legal Perspective, even though there are Legislations in place (Not to forget Cyberspace is governed more by American Laws as it is an American Space and not International Space), but they are not able to match up to the magnitude with which cybercrime is increasing. Moreover, there are only a few countries that have a separate branch of Cyber Laws and even those laws are not exhaustive in nature and significantly lack in catering to the dynamic nature of Cyber Crimes and Cyber Victimization. Moreover, when it comes to Judiciary there tends to be an attitude of disinclination in relation to trying Cyber Crimes due to the element of Science and Technology. Due to the lack of a proper legal framework and an unprepared Criminal Justice System, the victim may be more hesitant to come forward and seek recourse. This is one of the reasons why a huge number of Cyber Crimes goes unreported. This conference tries to deliberate upon Victim Assistance and how it can be made more accessible, sensitive and personable in the context of Cyber Victimization.

One of the major purposes of this conference is to critically look at the Criminal Justice Institutions and understand how well or ill-equipped they are to deal with the surge in Cyber Crimes and the growing threat of Security Concerns. It further looks at the Investigative Process and Evidentiary Challenges in the context of Cyber Forensics. The conference shall try to provide a holistic view of Cyber Crimes because it cannot be seen from a single prism alone, keeping in mind the interrelationship between Cyber Criminology, Legislative Framework in relation to Cyber Crimes, Security Measures to counter Cyber Threats, and Cyber Forensics. And in the end, work towards a better institutional arrangement for effectively delivering justice to those who are victimized.

The 5th International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) on "Cyber Criminology, Law, Security, Forensics and Victimology: Towards a Holistic Blend" invites papers from academicians, researcher scholars, practitioners and other stakeholders including NGOs for paper presentation (BOTH OFFLINE AND ONLINE) on the following sub themes:

The major sub themes are
1. CYBER CRIMINOLOGY:
In the context of Cyber Criminology, with respect to the dynamic nature of cyberspace, what are the issues that need to be looked at for effective delivery for justice towards Victims of Cyber Crimes? What are the emerging challenges in Cyber Criminology, how it has changed its shape and form and what is the impact on Society and the State? 

Sub focal themes - Conventional Crime and Cyber Crime, Sociological and Criminological Perspectives on Cyber Crime, Cyber Diplomacy, Psychology and Kinds of Cyber Criminals, Modus Operandi and Profiling of Cyber Criminals, Specific forms of Cyber Crimes (hacking, phishing, cyber fraud, pornography related crimes, piracy, identity theft, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, cyber squatting, cyber espionage, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare), Cyber Crime Syndicates and Nation-State Groups, Cyber Crimes against Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Cyber Crimes against Organisations and Government, Cyber Extremism and Radicalisation, Impact of Cyber Crime on Individuals, Corporations, Governments and the Nation, Emerging Trends in Cyber Criminology, and Global Perspectives on Cyber Criminology.

 

2. CYBER LAW:

In the context of Cyber Laws and lack of a proper legal framework, what are the areas that need to be addressed? What are the broader issues, with relation to the evolving nature of cyber crimes, of Governance and Policy-Making that require introspection and how the Criminal Justice Institutions can be made more accessible and effective to better serve the victims of cyber crimes?

Sub focal themes - Lawmaking Process with respect to evolving nature of Cyber Crime, Role of Criminal Justice Administration in Cyber Crimes,  Judicial Approach on Cyber Crimes, Jurisdictional Issues in Cyber Crimes, Human Rights and Cyber Crimes, Right to Privacy and Right to be Forgotten, Data Protection in the age of Social Media, Data Protection in the context of Criminal Justice Institutions, Protection of Consumer Rights in Cyberspace, Intellectual Property Rights in Cyberspace, and Emerging Issues in Cyber Laws.
 

3. CYBER SECURITY

In the context of Cyber Security, what are the security concerns and emerging challenges with relation to the increasing incidence of data breaches and cyber attacks? What are the current risks and issues in providing security to Individuals, Corporations, Organisations as well as Government Institutions all across the globe?

Sub focal themes - Interrelationship between Internet Rights and Internet Security, Net Neutrality and Internet Regulations vis-à-vis Cyber Security, Human Rights and Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing and the Emerging Challenges, The CIA Triad – Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability, Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management, Data Security Threats and Mitigation, E-Security in Banking System, E-Commerce and related Cyber Security Concerns, E-Governance and Cyber Security, Internet of Things and Blockchain Technology, Management of Crypto currency and Cyber Crimes, Dark web and security issues, Sustainable Development and Emerging Challenges in Cyber Security.
 

4. CYBER FORENSICS

In the context of Cyber Forensics, what are the changes in approach towards Cyber Crime Investigation that needs to be adopted? What are the present challenges with relation to Jurisdiction, Investigation and Evidence Handling and what are the best practices to ensure reliable outcome?

Sub focal themes - Challenges in Cyber Crime Investigation, Handling Cyber Crime Scene, Cyber Evidence in the Court, Evidentiary Concerns in Cyber Crimes, Cyber Investigators and Computer Forensics Specialists, Forensic Analysis, Challenges in Mobile Forensics, Emerging Challenges in Cyber Forensics, and International Cooperation in Cyber Crime Investigation.

 

5. CYBER VICTIMOLOGY

In the context of Cyber Victimology, with relation to cyber crime and victimization, how can we rethink a policy framework with a ‘victim focus approach’ wherein the most vulnerable sections of the society benefit the most? How can Legislation and Governance be reformed in such a way that Justice Administration with relation to cyber victimization is not only accessible but effective as well?

Sub focal themes -  Victims of Cyber Crime, Victims of Criminal Justice System in relation to Cyber Crime, Organizations as Cyber Victims, Secondary Victimization, Cyber Victimization of Women and Children, Cyber Victimization of LGBTQI+ Community and Other Marginal Groups, Victim Offender Relationship in Cyberspace, Victim turned Offenders in Cyberspace, Mass Victims and Mass Victimization in Cyberspace, Impact of Cyber Victimization - Physical, Financial and Psychological, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Victimization in Cyberspace, Rights of Cyber Victims and Criminal Justice Administration, Role of NGOs and Victim Assistance in Cyber Crimes, Victim Oriented Justice, Victim Participation in Justice Processes, Policies towards prevention of Cyber Victimization, and Contemporary Developments in Cyber Victimology.  

 

Abstract Submission  (OPEN )

•  Abstracts submitted on or before 30th December 2022 / 31st December 2022 (inclusive) will receive the review results of selection or rejection on or before 7th January 2023. (THIS IS THE LAST EXTENSION).

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT OF 250 - 300 WORDS BY CLICKING THE FOLLOWING IMAGE (CLOSED).

By clicking the image, you will reach GOOGLE FORM Conference submission link and you can fill the form and submit your abstract.

• Only the abstract submitted through the above google form will be taken for review and Abstracts sent direclty via email to us will not be taken for review and discarded.
• Please avoid submitting papers of descriptive/overview nature and avoid plagiarism.

 

Other Rules of Abstract submission

• All the submitted abstracts will be sent to two international experts for review. The Programme Committee will receive the reviews and will take a final decision of selection or rejection in consultation with the General Chair and the General Chair will announce the Results via email to the authors.

• The online abstract submission form will automatically close by midnight GMT of 30th December 2022.  The Online Abstract submission form will be made operational until 11.59 PM 31st December 2022 Indian Time for facilitating both Indian and International presenters. Abstracts sent via email to us will not be accepted.

• The South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) is committed to the academic community and the lay world in ensuring ethics. Plagiarism is strictly condemned and abstracts found to be plagiarized will be removed or will not be taken for review. All abstracts will undergo plagiarism check via plagiarism software. The Free Dictionary by Farlex defines Plagiarism as "The act of appropriating the literary composition of another author, or excerpts, ideas, or passages there from, and passing the material off as one's own creation". Any sort of cut and paste work from the Internet will not be accepted. Please try to paraphrase or write on your own. While giving exact quotes put the lines in " ". Please avoid submitting papers of descriptive/overview nature.

• Registration fees does not have any connection or role in the selection or rejection of abstracts. Registration fees is only for making you an eligible participant, Conference Kit and Food.

• Two or more authors (maximum three) can jointly submit a single abstract or a maximum of three abstracts. If the abstract(s) is selected for presentation, all the authors have to register for the conference to receive the certificate of presentation. If an author does not register he/she will not receive the certificate of presentation.

• An extended abstract (click here to know more about extended abstracts) of 1000-1500 words, along with power point presentation (PPT) of the paper has to be sent to the General Chair by email (deadline will be in email) and full written paper will not be required for presentation at the conference. Each author will be given 20 minutes for presentation including 5 minutes for questions. PPTs should have only 30 or less slides.

• If an author's abstract is selected, and if he she fails to register and to pay registration fee the paper will not be included in the final programme.

• All the authors are expected to attend the Conference to present their papers in person. In a rare instance, if the main author is not able to present he/she can depute the registered co-author to present. NO CERTIFICATES WILL BE ISSUED 'IN ABSENTIA'. Certificates of Presenters who do not turn up to the conference, will be shredded on the last day of the Conference.

• Sending in an abstract implies a commitment to actually participate to the conference. Those unable to come, are urged to make this known to the Conference Organizers as soon as possible. Not showing up without any notice will harm the quality of the panel session.

• Publication of Conference Proceedings with ISBN:  Only Extended abstracts as papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings with an ISBN.

• For publication of revised papers: After the Conference, an expert committee will select quality papers based on the extended abstracts and presentation of the authors at the conference and revised papers (not exceeding 8000 words) will be invited from the selected authors, (Sufficient time would be provided to write) and will be published in a special conference edition of an edited book volume to be published by Taylor and Francis Group. The SASCV 2013 Conference Volume (top 20 selected papers) is published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group as "Interpersonal Criminology: Revisiting Interpersonal Crimes and Victimization". The SASCV 2011 Conference Volume (top 20 selected papers) is published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group as "Global Criminology: Crime and Victimization in the Globalized Era".