Enes Al WeswasiPhD

About me

My research interest lies at the intersection of criminology, criminal justice policy, and quantitative social science methods. I am particularly interested in how various criminal justice interventions—especially imprisonment and alternative sanctions such as electronic monitoring—affect individuals’ future life trajectories, with a focus on recidivism and labor market attachment. A central goal of my research is to understand the mechanisms driving the positive or negative effects of different sanctions, and how these effects vary depending on individuals’ backgrounds, offense types, and contextual factors.

I use quasi-experimental research designs in combination with Swedish register data to identify causal effects. By leveraging policy reforms and variations in the application of criminal justice practices, I am able to study how differences in sentence length and type of sanction influence individuals’ future outcomes