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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