A spokesman for the CPS said the number of convictions varied for several reasons, including the fact that fewer cases may be brought to prosecutors for consideration, and that fewer defendants may be involved in each trial.
Rates of conviction varied substantially according to offence, with some of the most serious offences, such as manslaughter, having the lowest conviction rates.
The regional breakdown, illustrated below in a map by Statista UK for The Independent, shows that despite the number of prosecutions being roughly proportionate to population size - with London seeing 810 prosecutions in 2014/15 - the percentage of rape reports resulting in a conviction varied hugely from place to place.
Moreover, that many moral convictions vary from society to society means that they are learned and, therefore, the province of psychology.
Their convictions vary in duration and are often quite fleeting.
Despite movement towards legalizing mass or medical consumption of cannabis in a number of states, marijuana convictions vary between and sometimes within states.
But it said that mistakes made during the trial had led to "a miscarriage of justice," and their convictions and sentences, which varied from 6 to 10 years in prison, therefore "must be reversed".
Although participants varied somewhat in their levels of conviction, all acknowledged that their College would certainly take an interest in the conduct of their members even where it took place outside their jurisdiction.
Opinions varied as to whether prosecutors could secure a conviction.
One study found that anger expression varied depending on the type of sex crime conviction, but that the role of anger remained a key feature underlying MSO as a group (Lee et al. 2001).
