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Why is a conviction rate a key performance indicator? I thought the western justice system existed mainly to inhibit crime, and if conviction rates are high, th

by fsloth 11y ago

Why is a conviction rate a key performance indicator? I thought the western justice system existed mainly to inhibit crime, and if conviction rates are high, the system is not doing a very good job at inhibiting it.

malka 11y ago
> I thought the western justice system existed mainly to inhibit crime Personally I think the western justice system is more about pusishing crimimals than inhibiting crime.
- tete 11y ago
  I think malka meant both officially and "how it should be".
- fsloth 11y ago
  I live in a western country (Finland) where crime inhibition seems still to be the main purpose of the justice system - although there is constant discussion about "getting tougher on crime".