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Japan has a 99.3% conviction rate, but only a 37% indictment rate, implying roughly two thirds of those arrested and held are let go without charge.
by alasdair_ 6y ago
Japan has a 99.3% conviction rate, but only a 37% indictment rate, implying roughly two thirds of those arrested and held are let go without charge.
- lazide 6y agoProbably even lower indictment rates, since I’m sure a lot of paperwork get’s ‘lost’ on the more embarrassing cases. If you can spend years held before trial that’s all still cold comfort
- Clewza313 6y agoIt's somewhat difficult to get Japanese police to even investigate crimes. I once had my pocket picked, went to the police station to report it, and they basically refused to mark it as theft and recorded it as lost instead.
- lazide 6y agoYou can’t have bad numbers of no one ever writes down the bad stuff I guess? Face is a big thing in eastern Asian cultures, probably plays a big part.