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Oral history interview with Robert T. Johnson


Photo of Robert T. Johnson. Courtesy of the Office of the Bronx County District Attorney.

Oral History details

Description

Oral history interview with Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County, since 1989. Topics covered include his education; his career as a public defender, assistant district attorney and criminal court judge. He discusses affirmative action, the crack epidemic, capital punishment, prosecuting gun possession cases, and police misconduct.

In collection

Justice in New York: An Oral History

Associated with

Robert T Johnson (interviewee); Jeffrey Kroessler (interviewer); Larry E. Sullivan (interviewer)

Dates

June 28 2006 (interviewed)
July 6 2006 (interviewed)
November 14 2006 (interviewed)

Subjects

Johnson, Robert T., 1948- -- Interviews
New York (State). District Attorney (Bronx County)
Criminal justice, Administration of -- New York (State)

Object identifier

OH-RJohnson

Rights

Interview audio & transcript copyright John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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