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== External Links == |
== External Links == |
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− | http://www.acrosswalls.org/sex-neutrality-sentencing/ |
+ | *http://www.acrosswalls.org/sex-neutrality-sentencing/ |
− | http://dailybruin.com/2001/02/19/gender-bias-toward-males-frequ/ |
+ | *http://dailybruin.com/2001/02/19/gender-bias-toward-males-frequ/ |
+ | *http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/CICrimJust/2010/17.pdf |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 05:01, 29 May 2020
Feminists used to claim that the criminal justice system was biased against women.[1] Research shows that the reverse is true.
Men are discriminated against at every state of the criminal justice process.
All else being equal men are more likely than women to
- Men are more likely to be a suspect
- Men are more likely to be arrested
- Men are more likely to be charged
- Men are more likely to be convicted
- Men are more likely to receive a custodial sentence
- Men receive longer custodial sentences than women for similar crimes
External Links
- http://www.acrosswalls.org/sex-neutrality-sentencing/
- http://dailybruin.com/2001/02/19/gender-bias-toward-males-frequ/
- http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/CICrimJust/2010/17.pdf