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Posts Tagged ‘ national coalition for men ’

Criminal Sentencing

April 15, 2011
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Criminal Sentencing

Research has repeatedly shown that men get higher criminal sentences than women even when all other factors are accounted for. See also, Seattle Times, “State courts unfair to men, minorities, UW study suggests,” This confirms prior data showing men receive higher sentences than women for the same crime even when age, race, priors, family situation, and other factors are accounted...
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Fathers

April 15, 2011
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Fathers

Fathers have historically been denied equal parenting rights with mothers.  The 19th Century “tender years” doctrine, which explicitly gave mothers custody over children ages 13 and younger, was later replaced with the “best interests of the child” doctrine, but the gender bias persisted.  As late as 1971, the Minnesota State Bar Association’s handbook advised lawyers and judges that “except in very...
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NCFM Advisor, Phil Cook, Author of “Abused Men” invited to speak at Pacific University

April 13, 2011
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NCFM Advisor, Phil Cook, Author of “Abused Men” invited to speak at Pacific University

NCFM Advisor and Oregon Liaison Phil Cook was invited to speak at Pacific University. He reports that he: … learned something interesting on April 5th at the talk I gave on behalf of NCFM at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Change is possible. This University claims to be one of only three that...
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