Item #207
Wives convicted of killing spouses receive prison sentences 10 years shorter than husbands convicted of killing spouses (6 years vs. 16.5 years; excludes life or death sentences)
Topic: Incarceration
Source
Citation: Spouse Murder Defendants in Large Urban Communities
Author(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics
Institution(s): Department of Justice
Link: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/SPOUSMUR.PDF
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 1995
Source: Primary
Type: Statistical Analysis
Discussion
Other Notes:
This is true whether or not the murder was provoked (i.e. – self defense) or unprovoked; see Item #214
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