Title: Women and the Death Penalty
Headings: Why The Death Penalty In America Is Sexist
Why The Death Penalty In America Is Sexist
Christina Sterbenz
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias

Content: the nature of the crime and how juries view women in general. The death penalty is often used for killers who also commit other felonies like robbery or rape, law professor Victor Streib has previously told the LA Times. Many of the murders women commit, on the other hand, involve people they're related to. While women commit about 10% of murders, they were responsible for 35% of murders of intimate partners between 1980 and 2008. Most juries consider these crimes of passion arising from disputes — one-time offenses, Dieter said. Because of the high rate of domestic violence against women, though, juries don't give men the same benefit of the doubt. On the other hand, most states consider killing a child an aggravating factor, or a reason for prosecutors to seek the death penalty. Hiring someone to do the work could also land a woman on death row. " If a woman hires someone, there's a coldness, a calculation. It's different than something that arises out of an argument," Dieter said.