Be Gentle, Justice

August, 1995

It's difficult to miss the pervasive discrimination against women and minorities in the workplace and almost every other area of our society--with one notable exception. When we turn our attention to the criminal justice system and its sentencing habits, an equally shocking bias against men is seen.American men commit the majority of serious crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault and drug trafficking. It's not surprising, then, that seven times more men are arrested on felony charges t...