I don't believe that is the main reason. Forced confessions without a lawyer present is a huge factor in Japan's conviction rate. > In Japan this occurs in the

I don't believe that is the main reason. Forced confessions without a lawyer present is a huge factor in Japan's conviction rate. > In Japan this occurs in the context of forced confessions during detention of suspects whose lawyers are not present during interrogation. In the United States a similar danger is present in plea bargaining. There is a well-known “trial penalty” — a defendant who spurns the prosecutor’s offer of a plea bargain will generally receive a significantly higher sentence if found guilty at trial. Both systems struggle to provide oversight of confessions and plea bargains, respectively, by means of judicial hearings.