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Paternalism in Australian Courts?
Author(s) -
Syme G. J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1976.tb00580.x
Subject(s) - paternalism , project commissioning , publishing , law , political science , sociology
Female defendants were found to be treated more leniently than male defendants in a simulated jury experiment. The possibility of favouritism towards females in Australian courts should be further examined.