> but unless I'm mistaken, the conviction rate we're talking about is that of people _charged_ overall.
You are mistaken.
"Nearly all criminal cases that go to trial in Japan end in a guilty verdict."
" Public prosecutors typically concentrate on suits where conviction is almost guaranteed, leading to the suspension of around 60 percent of criminal cases in Japan without an indictment."
So japanese prosecutors "drop" 60% of the cases/charges. The only cases they pursue are those they think they can win. They win 99% of those.
> That 60% figure in Canada is precisely referring to people who were charged, and whose charges were later dropped.
No. In the audio, they specifically stated that 37% ( or about a 3rd of the cases in canada ) are withdrawn, stayed or dropped. Meaning only 63% get to a jury. Of those, 3% are acquitted.
> Over 99.4% of people charged in Japan are eventually convicted.
Once again, this is not true. Only 40% of those charged ever see trial. Of those, 99.4% are convicted. In other words, 39.8% of those charged are convicted.
You are mistaken.
"Nearly all criminal cases that go to trial in Japan end in a guilty verdict."
" Public prosecutors typically concentrate on suits where conviction is almost guaranteed, leading to the suspension of around 60 percent of criminal cases in Japan without an indictment."
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c05401/order-in-the-c...
So japanese prosecutors "drop" 60% of the cases/charges. The only cases they pursue are those they think they can win. They win 99% of those.
> That 60% figure in Canada is precisely referring to people who were charged, and whose charges were later dropped.
No. In the audio, they specifically stated that 37% ( or about a 3rd of the cases in canada ) are withdrawn, stayed or dropped. Meaning only 63% get to a jury. Of those, 3% are acquitted.
> Over 99.4% of people charged in Japan are eventually convicted.
Once again, this is not true. Only 40% of those charged ever see trial. Of those, 99.4% are convicted. In other words, 39.8% of those charged are convicted.