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Wives convicted of unprovoked killing of spouses receive prison sentences 10 years shorter than husbands convicted of unprovoked killing of spouses (7 years vs. 17 years)

Topic: Incarceration

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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

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