Item #208
Wives charged with killing spouses convicted 20% less frequently than husbands charged with killing spouses (70% vs. 87% conviction rates)
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:
By comparison, the disparity between white and black convictions was “not significantly different”
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