In a countrywith a conviction rate of over 99%—and where even defence lawyers urge clientsto plead guilty—this was a deep embarrassment.

在一个定罪率超过99%的国家——甚至辩护律师会催促委托人认罪——这非常的难堪。

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The scandal has hit a nerve.Japan takes pride in one of the world's lowest crime rates.But it also has a fishily high conviction rate, at 99.9%.

这次丑闻触到了日本的痛处，它一直以拥有世界上最低的犯罪率而自豪，不过，日本同样也有着令人惊疑的高定罪率，达到了99.9%。

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The scandal has hit a nerve. Japan takes pride in one of the world's lowest crime rates. But it also has a fishily high conviction rate, at 99.9%.

这次丑闻触到了日本的痛处，它一直以拥有世界上最低的犯罪率而自豪，不过，日本同样也有着令人惊疑的高定罪率，达到了99.9%。

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The re-conviction rate for offenders under the age of 21 in Scotland is currently 36.1%.

BBC: Saughton Prison

In Suffolk the conviction rate for domestic violence is 84%, 12% above the national average.

BBC: Norfolk and Suffolk domestic violence work praised

Naomi Wolf has also written that Sweden has the lowest conviction rate in Europe.

BBC: Sweden's rape rate under the spotlight