John Kaplan (law professor)

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John Kaplan
John Kaplan lecturing at Stanford University
Born1929
DiedNovember 25, 1989(1989-11-25) (aged 59–60)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLaw Professor

John Kaplan (1929 – November 25, 1989) was an American legal scholar, social scientist, social justice advocate, popular law professor, and author.[1][2] He was a leading authority in the field of criminal law, and was widely known for his legal analyses of some of the deepest social problems in the United States.[1][3] He was known for his work linking sociological research with legal policies, and limiting academic legal theory with real-world sociological data.[3] He was an advocate for ending criminal prohibitions on private behavior such as drug use, arguing that these laws only made any problems worse.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SDVP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang (November 25, 1989). "John Kaplan, 60, Law Professor Who Analyzed Social Ills, Is Dead". New York Times.
  3. ^ a b Yew, Ken (27 November 1989). "Stanford law professor, criminology expert, dies of cancer". The Stanford Daily. Vol. 196, no. 44.