Thursday, July 08, 2004

Canada - The Province - Spouses less likely to receive prison term for violent crimes, says StatsCan

The Province: "Spouses less likely to receive prison term for violent crimes, says StatsCan

Maria Babbage
Canadian Press

Tuesday, July 06, 2004

TORONTO (CP) -- A new national study that says offenders convicted of most forms of violent crime against family members are less likely to get prison terms than other offenders is just the 'tip of the iceberg' and may discourage victims from speaking out, experts say."