Criminal justice
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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