Family Law – Family Consultants

www.familylawcourts.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/FLC/Home/Publications/Family+Law+Courts+publications/Family+Consultants Family Consultants [PDF – File Size 74 KB – View][RTF – File Size 20 KB – Download][Word – File Size 32 KB – Download] This fact sheet explains the role of family consultants in cases about children. Who are family consultants?Family consultants are psychologists and/or social workers who specialise in child and family issues after separation and

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USA – Study finds large gender disparities in federal criminal cases

www.law.umich.edu/newsandinfo/features/Pages/starr_gender_disparities.aspx Prof. Starr’s research shows large unexplained gender disparities in federal criminal cases16 November 2012 If you’re a criminal defendant, it may help – a lot – to be a woman. At least, that’s what Prof. Sonja Starr’s research on federal criminal cases suggests. Prof. Starr’s recent paper, “Estimating Gender Disparities in Federal Criminal Cases,”

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