Institut für Strafrecht und Kriminologie

Academic Profile

  • University of Bern (2013 - ) – Doctoral Candidate
    Thesis:  Connecting the Dots:  Public Opinion and Judicial Decision Making
  • University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (2010-2011) – LLM in Human Rights La
    Dissertation: ‘The Future of Non-Custodial Sanctions as an Alternative to Imprisonment’ under the supervision of Professor Dirk Van Zyl Smit, University of Nottingham.
  • Gujarat National Law University, India (2005-2010) – BA LLB (Hons.)

Work Experience

  • Project Officer, Prison Reforms Programme, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), New Delhi (1 October 2011 – 15 May 2013)
    Work Profile: Research on laws, issues and standards relating to prisons, prisoners’ rights and human rights; writing and editing reports and policy papers on prison etc.

Decoding Penal Populism

Research Interest

  • Public Opinion and Judicial Decision Making
  • Media and Public Opinion
  • Alternatives to Imprisonment
  • Mandatory Minimum Sentences
  • Court Productions, Prison Visiting System and Judicial Oversight of Prisons