Name in Full: Kalingage Banuka Niroshan De Silva
Name with Initials: Mr. KBN De Silva
Designation: Lecturer (Probationary)
Email Address: desilvakbn@kdu.ac.lk
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
Publications
Participations
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) Criminology (1st Class) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- MPhil in Criminology (reading) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Masters in Sociology (reading) – University of Colombo
- Diploma in Spreadsheet (MS Excel) – SITC Campus
- Certificate course in Drug Counselling – National Dangerous Drugs Board
- Certificate course Human Resource Management Foundation – National Co-operation Council in Sri Lanka
- Certificate course in Grammar and Punctuation (English) – University of California offered through Coursera (Online)
- Certificate in Computer Application Assistant – Smart IT Academy
- HND in Criminal Law (reading) – Sri Lanka Foundation Institute
Teaching Areas
- Fundamental Criminology
- Advanced Criminology
- Environmental Criminology
- Psychology of Crime
- Research Methodology
- Victimology
Research Interests
- Fear of Crime
- Victim of Crime
- Environment and Crime
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
- Urban Property Crimes
- Social Media and Crime
- Women and Crime
- Criminal Investigation
Publications
Book Publications
- ද සිල්වා කේ. බි. එන් 2021
අපරාධ විමර්ශනයට ප්රවේශයක්
කතෘ ප්රකාශන
ISBN: 978-624-97988-0-9
Research
Current Research
- Reading MPhil in Criminology entitled ‘’Social Factors Affecting Property crimes in Urban Area’’ at the Post graduate institute, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Previous Research
- Research Grant No: ASP/01/RE/HSS/2021/03: Environmental Factors Affecting Urban Property Crimes in Sri Lanka
- Research Grant No: ASP/01/RE/HSS/2017/06: A Criminological Analysis on Crime Scene Related Environmental Factors in the Western Province of Sri Lanka
Research Publications
Journal Publications
- De Silva, K. B. N., Dharmasiri, K. S., Buddhadasa, A., & Rannaweera, K. G. N. U. (2022). Facebook Usage and Its Impact on Academic Performance of Sri Lankan University Students. SSRN Electronic Journal, 5, 32–41. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358045954_Facebook_Usage_and_Its_Impact_on_Academic_Performance_of_Sri_Lankan_University_Students
- Buddhadasa, M. P. A. A., Ranaweera, K. G. N. U., De Silva, K. B. N., & Rathnayaka, R. M. D. A. (2021). A Criminological Analysis on Burglary Related Environmental Factors in Sri Lanka. Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6(1). Retrieved from https://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/vjhss/article/view/4776
- De Silva, K. B. N., Dharmasiri, K. S., Buddhadasa, M. P. A. A., & Ranaweera, K. G. N. U. (2021). An Overview of Fear of Crime and Its Criminological Significance. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 4(3), 101-125. Retrieved from https://gnosijournal.com/index.php/gnosi/article/view/131
- De Silva, K.B.N., Dharmasiri, K.S., Buddhadasa, M.P.A.A. & Ranaweera, K.G.N.U. (2021). CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION: A BRIEF REVIEW OF IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE. European Scholar Journal, 2(8), 8-12. Retrieved from https://scholarzest.com/index.php/esj/article/view/1125
- De Silva, K.B.N., Dharmasiri, K.S., Buddhadasa, M.P.A.A., Ranaweera, K.G.N.U. (2021). Crimeprevention through environmental design (CPTED): A brief review. Academia Letters, Article 2337. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2337
- De Silva, K.B.N. (2021). Child rights in Sri Lanka: Legal framework. Academia Letters, Article1392. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL1392
Conference Papers
- De Silva, K.B.N. (2022). Workplace Harassment and its impact on Society: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. 15th International Research Conference (IRC). General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
- De Silva, K.B.N., Buddhadasa, M.P.A.A., & Ranaweera, K.G.N.U. (2022). Property crimes in urban area: The link between criminal victimisation tendencies and city dwellers’ daily routines. ASES III. International Conference on Social Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey, on October 14, 2022.
- Dharmasiri, K.S., De Silva, K.B.N., & Dissanayake, D.M.P.V. (2022). A Study of the Effectiveness of Online Education on Traditional Classroom Culture. ASES II. International Conference on Social Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey, 19-21 August 2022.
- Dharmasiri, K.S., & De Silva, K.B.N. (2022). Concept of Female Virginity: Social Attitude via Sri Lankan Perspective. ASES III. International Conference on Social Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey, October 14, 2022.
- K.G.N.U, Ranaweera and M.P.A.A., Buddhadasa and K.B.N, De Silva (2021), A Criminological Analysis on Crime Scene Related Environmental Factors in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. IRCHSS Proceeding to SSRN. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3809034 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3809034
- Dharmasiri, K. S., De Silva, K. B. N., & Weerakoon, W. G. W. M. S. N. K. (2020). A Criminological Analysis of the Deviant Behaviors in Sri Lankan Shanthikarma. 2nd International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH). University of Sri Jayewardenepura. P.222. Available at ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353559065_A_Criminological_Analysis_of_the_Deviant_Behaviors_in_Sri_Lankan_Shanthikarma
- Dharmasiri, K. S., De Silva, K. B. N., & Weerakoon, W. (2020). A Study on the Nature of Conflicts in Sri Lankan Traditional Folk Society. 2nd International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH). University of Sri Jayewardenepura. P. 93. Available at ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353558995_A_Study_on_the_Nature_of_Conflicts_in_Sri_Lankan_Traditional_Folk_Society
- De Silva, K. B. N., & Buddhadasa, A. (2019). Study on the Contribution of Biological Evidence in Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation (අපරාධ විමර්ශනයේ දී ජෛව විද්යාත්මක සාක්ෂිවල දායකත්වයේ ස්වභාවය අධ්යයනය කිරීම). Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Conference. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Available at ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338169737_Study_on_the_Contribution_of_Biological_Evidence_in_Sri_Lanka’s_Criminal_Investigation
- Dharmasiri, K. S., De Silva, K. B. N. (2021). m;,a l¾udka;h yd ne¢ ck Ôú;h ms<sn| wOHhkhla (A study on folk life associated with the mining industry). 3nd International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH). University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Other Articles
Vidyodaya Dictionary Project – Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (It is being published)
a. කාර්යාත්මක පර්යේෂණ (Action Research)
b. ලොකාර්ඩ්ගේ හුවමාරු මූලධර්මය (Locards’ Exchange Principle)
c. ප්රාථමික දත්ත (Primary Data)
Participations
- Participated in 6 days’ lecture series on ‘’Sociological Thinkers: Theoretical Perspectives’’ Organized by Department of Sociology, Maharaja’s college, India.
- Participated to the session of ‘’How to Publish with Oxford Journal,’’ Organized by Oxford University Press.
- Participated to the research of Child Abuse (2016) in Kanthale and Seru Nuwara, organized by Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
- Participated in the National Programme of “Ape Gama Api Hadamu” (2018), Conducted by BREC Foundation.