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