Jonathan Sorensen

Jonathan Sorensen
Born (1965-10-10) October 10, 1965
Alma mater Pan American University
Sam Houston State University
Known for Work on capital punishment in the United States
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Criminal justice
Institutions East Carolina University
Prairie View A&M University
Vera Institute of Justice
Thesis The effects of legal and extra-legal factors on prosecutorial and jury decision making in post-Furman Texas capital cases (1990)

Jonathan Roger Sorensen (born October 10, 1965) is an American sociologist, criminologist, and professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the East Carolina University College of Human Ecology. He is known for his research on capital punishment in the United States and how it can be influenced by extralegal factors such as victim race.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Liptak, Adam (2008-04-29). "New Look at Death Sentences and Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  2. ↑ Malcolm, Andrew H. (1989-06-19). "Society's Conflict on Death Penalty Stalls Procession of the Condemned". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
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