Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes - Professor K. Jaishankar PhD

THIS VIDEO IS A CURTAIN RAISER OF SPACE TRANSITION THEORY OF CYBER CRIMES
Space transition theory was developed in 2008 by K. Jaishankar. The theory is one of the influential theoretical formulations in criminological literature and, perhaps the most frequently cited theories in cyber criminology, today. This theory views the emergence of cyber space as a new locus of criminal activity and, explains the causation of crimes in the cyber space (Jaishankar, 2008). The development of space transition model was of vital influence to the evolution of cyber crime theories. That’s because it came at a time when no other social scientist could adequately explain the overall phenomenon of cyber crimes as efficiently as Jaishankar did.
The theory was initially published as a chapter in a book titled “Crimes of the Internet” (Edited by: Frank Schmalleger and Michael Pittaro) and published by Prentice Hall (2008, pp. 283-301). Since then, there had been several empirical investigations to test the utility of this theory. Some scholars have highly appreciated Jaishankar’s insights to address the cyber crimes, while others have criticized that few propositions of his theory are somewhat difficult to test and may be specific to certain forms of cyber crimes.
“Space transition theory explains the nature of the behavior of the persons who brings out their conforming and non- conforming behavior in the physical space and cyber space. Space transition involves the movement of the person from one space to another (e.g., from physical space to cyber space and vice versa). Space transition theory argues that, people behave differently when they move from one space to another” (Jaishankar, 2008).