I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of prison research with specific knowledge in the areas of prisoner labor and correctional industries, European prisons and United States, Canadian, Indian prisons and their conditions. I have published on such topics as prison labor, media law, fear of crime, crime and punishment and euthanasia and mercy killing. I specialize in prison photography and have exhibited on a number of occasions. I speak 5 languages: German, English, French, Spanish, and conversational Italian.