Jonathan Sorensen

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]

Jonathan Sorensen
Born	(1965-10-10) October 10, 1965 (age 59)
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)