TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Convicted Survivors: Comparing and Describing California's Battered Women Inmates
JO  - Prison journal
A1  - Leonard, Elizabeth Dermody
SP  - 73
EP  - 86
VL  - 81
IS  - 1
N2  - This study describes women incarcerated at a California prison for the death of their male abusers and compares them with a statewide sample of women inmates. Women convicted for using lethal violence against abusive partners differ from the broader population of California women prisoners on key demographic markers. Furthermore, despite a clear lack of criminal or violent histories, the overwhelming majority of battered women are convicted of first- or second-degree murder and receive long, harsh sentences whether they are represented by private or by public attorneys. This research suggests the possibility of a systematic criminal justice bias against women who kill their male partners.<p /> 
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SN  - 0032-8855
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032885501081001006
ID  - ref1
ER  -