Jeffrey L. Johnson, PhD - Death Penalty

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Jeffrey L. Johnson, PhD Biography

Title:

Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Oregon University

Position:

Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?"

Reasoning:

“We would oppose the death penalty, were it simply a crap shoot, but this game is played with clearly loaded dice. Our criminal justice system, like every other institution in American society, is infected by prejudice and discrimination.”

Cowritten with Colleen F. Johnson, “Poverty and the Death Penalty,” Journal of Economic Issues, June 2001

Involvement and Affiliations:

Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Oregon University, 1982-present

Education:

PhD, University of California at Riverside, 1978
MA, University of California at Riverside, 1975
BA, University of California at Irvine, 1972

Other:

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