SOC 2760 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Homicide

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Rob Shearer

Document Summary

Accused persons who killed intimate partners were significantly more likely to be convicted overall compared to those charged with killing non-intimate partners between. In the earlier part of the study (1974-1983), intimate partner killers received shorter sentences (about two years), but this was no longer evident in more recent years. Those who killed intimate partners were less likely to have their cases resolved at trial compared to those who killed other types of victims (more often resolved through guilty pleas) Of those cases that were resolved at trial, defendants who killed intimate partners were more likely to be found guilty at trial than those who killed other types of victims. Those who killed intimate partners were more likely to be convicted overall (whether by trial or guilty plea) Sentence outcomes do not vary by type of victim-offender relationship: although, the time period in which the case was resolved was significantly related to several criminal justice outcomes.