{"id":260454,"date":"2022-01-21T16:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T10:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=260454"},"modified":"2022-01-21T14:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T08:53:54","slug":"gnlu-13th-asian-criminology-conference-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/01\/21\/gnlu-13th-asian-criminology-conference-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"GNLU | 13th Asian Criminology Conference, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asian Criminological Society and Gujarat National Law University are pleased to organize the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0ASIAN Criminology Conference on the theme \u201cEmerging Trends in Technology and its Impact on Law, Criminal Justice and Public Policy<\/u>\u201d and cordially invite paper\u00a0submissions for the same.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The epoch-making changes in various technologies, particularly information and communication technologies (ICT) have left its indelible mark on almost all facets of society and criminal justice systems are no exception.\u00a0 The emerging discourse on the interface of cutting-edge ICT and the existing criminal justice systems range from essentialism to situations where technology adds substantial value to the criminal justice processes \u2013 from supporting to replacing human discretion in the justice dispensation chain.<\/p>\n

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We no longer refer to technology\u00a0per se<\/em>; instead, we have come to recognize a combination of disruptive technologies. The first is Artificial Intelligence (AI) which encompasses machine learning and intelligent cybernetics.\u00a0 Second is the Internet of Things (IoT) that has enabled establishing digital identity of not just all living beings on the planet apart from various inanimate participants in digital processes.\u00a0 The third is the block chain technology which has a rich collection of applications that are already disrupting evidence systems, particularly in accounting and logistics by introducing new concepts of authenticity, using crypto primitives.<\/p>\n

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Alongside disruptive technologies, researchers are now looking at two waves of disruption to legal systems that are triggered by the need to relate the existing criminal justice systems to the compelling changes ushered in by disruptive technologies. Brownsword\u2019s seminal work on this subject clearly indicates the power of these two disruptive waves hitting the coast of the existing legal system.<\/p>\n

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The first wave drives us to examine if the existing laws have lost their fitness-for-purpose in the context of the inroads made by technologies in general; not just ICT.\u00a0\u00a0The second wave is more about the ways in which technologies can be harnessed by the criminal justice dispensation system to add value, resulting in better dispensation of justice.<\/p>\n

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This conference will address two key questions emanating from the interface of laws and technology, in the context of harnessing technology to improve the criminal justice process.\u00a0 First will be areas where the existing laws are seen as being out-of-sync with contemporary technologies and second will be areas where technology can be used to play a significant role in the criminal justice process; particularly in policing.<\/p>\n

WHO CAN ATTEND:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This conference is aimed at educators, researchers, academicians, students and practitioners in the area of\u00a0Criminology, Victimology, Law, Sociology, Information Technology, and allied sciences, from Criminal Justice Professionals, NGO practitioners, and from experts in the fields of cyber-crimes, information security and digital forensics. The conference will have a balance of lectures and presentations from the academic as well as the practitioners\u2019 perspective and will have renowned speakers. It is aimed at creating a platform for a healthy exchange, debate and development of ideas and emerging issues in the area of Law and Technology, Criminal Justice and Public Policy.<\/p>\n

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Papers on the above theme and sub themes are invited from faculties, researchers and students in the fields of Criminology, Victimology, Law, Sociology, Information Technology, and allied sciences, from Criminal Justice Professionals, NGO practitioners, and from experts in the fields of cyber-crimes, information security and digital forensics. An abstract of the papers to be presented with not more than 300 words should be submitted on or before 31st<\/sup>\u00a0of March 2022. After the acceptance of the abstract, the full paper should be submitted on or before 30th<\/sup>\u00a0April 2022. The abstract and the full papers should be sent to\u00a0acsgnlu@gnlu.ac.in<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ACS STUDENT BEST PAPER AWARD:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ACS Student Best Paper Awards will be given for two best research papers submitted by the students and the research scholars of Criminology, Law and related subjects. The age limit for submission under this category is below 30 years. The papers should be an outcome of an empirical research study conducted relating to the theme and sub themes of the conferences in the last five years. The papers under this category should be sent to\u00a0acsgnlu@gnlu.ac.in<\/a>\u00a0on or before 30th April, 2022.<\/p>\n

PUBLICATION AND CERTIFICATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected peer reviewed papers will be published in a book with ISBN, subject to the approval of the review committee setup by the Organising Committee. The decision of the organizing committee will be final in case of any dispute\/discrepancy. The\u00a0Certificate of Presentation<\/strong>\u00a0will be issued to the author(s) who will remain present on all the days of the conference. For Certificate of Presentation, the author(s) must present his\/her Research Paper before technical session chair(s).\u00a0Certificate of Participation<\/strong>\u00a0will also be issued to all the participants. Certificates will be distributed after the valedictory session.<\/p>\n

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

The participants are requested to submit an abstract of a maximum 300 words in Microsoft Word document, Font style \u2013 (Italic- sized) Times New Roman, Font Size \u2013 12, line spacing \u2013 Single. The abstract may include keywords (maximum: four). The abstract must include a clear indication of the objectives, methodology, major results, implications, and key references. All abstracts will be subject to blind review and only those abstracts approved by the reviewers will be selected to submit their complete paper for the final presentation. The criteria for evaluation by the reviewers are based on Relevance, Methodology and Originality.<\/p>\n

Participants willing to submit the abstract must submit the same in .doc\/.docx format to\u00a0acsgnlu@gnlu.ac.in<\/a>\u00a0with subject \u201cAbstract Submission\u201d by 11:59 PM, 31st<\/sup>\u00a0March 2022. The following details must also be mentioned in the body of the email:<\/p>\n