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In IPV cases, being male is more likely to result in receiving a more severe penalty on a plea bargain than any other factor, including the level of injury to the victim
Topic: Legal SystemSource
Citation: Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 99 Author(s): Brown Institution(s): Link: http://www.familyofmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Grant_Partner_Violence.pdf Nation(s): Canada Year(s): 2001 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:p. 99 - It seems that prosecutors are driving a much harder bargain with the men who are charged with partner violence than with the women, despite the generally more violent profile of the women in this sample." ; p. 103 - "While gender is less significant in Model G than any prior record and injury level, as one would expect, it is still associated with jail-term outcomes to a statistically significant degree. That is, even when prior criminal records and levels of injury are taken into account, gender remains associated at a statistically significant level with receiving a jail term for a partner-violence offense. Being a man increases the likelihood of receiving jail; being a woman reduces it." ; p. 108 - " Indeed, gender is often the most significant factor in predicting how the law-enforcement system responds to incidents of partner violence."