This study of the differences between 23 men and 18 women who were
convicted of partner homicide in Missouri found that the women were
more likely to be injured and to seek medical attention as a result of
the battering they received than were the men and had a higher level
of fear of the batterers before they killed them. Furthermore, the modal
sentence for these women was more severe than the modal sentence
for the men.
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