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THE FEMALE WRATH: HOW SWEDISH DISTRICT COURTS DESCRIBE FEMALE VERSUS MALE HOMICIDE CONVICTS
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Criminology (KR).
2022 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Using 102 homicide court judgments from the district courts of Gothenburg, Malmo and Stockholm- with Malmo district court further on being dismissed, this research examined female preferentiation in sentencing outcomes. Consistent with previous findings, results showed how female convicts were described in a milder way than male convicts, except from cases involving parenthood and gang related offenses. Male convicts were found to be described as more severe in their actions of homicide offenses compared to female convicts in their actions of homicide offenses. Bodily damage caused by male convicts tended to be enhanced while bodily damage caused by female convicts tended to be minimized. When female convicts claimed self-defense plaintiffs were ascribed poor personal attributes. Poor personal attributes were not found among plaintiffs with a male convict/-s. Also, compared to male witnesses and male co-defendants, female witnesses and female co-defendants were still considered as trustworthy after being found lying during the investigational process. Explanations and future research are discussed. 

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2022. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
Conviction, court, female, homicide, judgment, preferention, treatment
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-54342OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-54342DiVA, id: diva2:1685974
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HS Criminology
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Available from: 2022-08-12 Created: 2022-08-07 Last updated: 2022-08-19Bibliographically approved

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