"increase conviction" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that someone is growing in their confidence and trust in an idea, argument, or opinion. For example, "Through her experience and research, Jane began to increase her conviction that climate change was real, and it was caused by human activities."
That focus is far from perfect and is not necessarily likely to increase conviction rates, given the high burden of proof in criminal cases.
The SEC recently charged a government chemist with basing trades in pharmaceutical stocks on results from confidential drug trials.Not by regulators alone Wiretaps will increase conviction rates, and may encourage criminal prosecutions.
Pandering to popular fears about rising crime and heavily influenced by "zero tolerance" policies in the United States, he pushed a new Criminal Justice Act through Parliament that contained a series of measures designed to increase conviction rates, and to give greater powers to the courts to imprison offenders.The punishment pendulum has now swung again.
Can geotagged photos increase conviction rates by providing prosecutors with better courtroom evidence?
In the next two years the trust will focus on training frontline field staff in tiger reserves to boost enforcement and increase conviction rates for wildlife crimes.
That said, examples of research questions that will be addressed using the new dataset include: 1) Can geotagged photos increase conviction rates by providing prosecutors with better courtroom evidence?
It is hoped they will help improve the quality of evidence, reduce bureaucracy and increase convictions.
These days, with increasing conviction, I say that it doesn't have one.
The experience solidified Megan's increasing conviction that no person or group could claim a monopoly on moral truth.
This, say the scientists with increasing conviction, is what the early stages of global warming looks like.
From 1866 on, she gained increasing conviction that she had made a spiritual discovery of overwhelming authority and power.
