section9: itsnotovertonight: A slide from anthropology class that I found quite powerful. From 1994? That data is the better part of 20 years old.  A quick Google search pulls up this DOJ document from 1995 (PDF), that shows the following differences between women and men conviction rates for spouse murder in large urban counties: Men: 11% not prosecuted46% pleaded guilty41% convicted at trial2% acquitted at trial They were sentenced to:5% probation1% Jail81% prison for an average of 16.5 years Women: 16% not prosecuted39% pleaded guilty31% convicted at trial14% acquitted at trial They were sentenced to:12% probation1% jail57% prison for an average of 6 years Again, this data is nearly 20 years old, but it flies in the face of that slide presented in that person’s class. Question everything.

section9:

itsnotovertonight:

A slide from anthropology class that I found quite powerful.

From 1994? That data is the better part of 20 years old.

 A quick Google search pulls up this DOJ document from 1995 (PDF), that shows the following differences between women and men conviction rates for spouse murder in large urban counties:

Men:

11% not prosecuted
46% pleaded guilty
41% convicted at trial
2% acquitted at trial

They were sentenced to:
5% probation
1% Jail
81% prison for an average of 16.5 years

Women:

16% not prosecuted
39% pleaded guilty
31% convicted at trial
14% acquitted at trial

They were sentenced to:
12% probation
1% jail
57% prison for an average of 6 years

Again, this data is nearly 20 years old, but it flies in the face of that slide presented in that person’s class.

Question everything.