附带民事和解制度的刑事政策审视

A Survey of Criminal Policy with Civil Reconciliation System

附带民事和解制度是我国宽严相济刑事政策指导下重要制度之一,随着构建和谐社会理念不断深入,附带民事和解制度在化解社会矛盾、关注被害人等功能上发挥着有力作用。但对该制度的争议越来越大,比如附带民事赔偿对被告人量刑是否构成影响?法院是否能够当然地对履行赔偿义务的被告人从轻、减轻或免除处罚?是否需要考虑被告人认罪悔罪、被害人谅解等情节?法官自由裁量权在此过程中是否处于没有规制的状态?其量刑依据是什么?等等。本文结合真实案例进行分析,认为在宽严相济及量刑规范化等刑事政策和制度有效规制的前提下,附带民事和解制度对化解社会矛盾、预防和控制犯罪、构建司法公信力等方面一定能起到积极的推动作用。

The incidental civil reconciliation system is one of the important systems under the guidance of the criminal policy of tempering justice with mercy.With the deepening of the concept of building a harmonious society,the incidental civil reconciliation system plays a powerful role in resolving social contradictions and paying attention to victims.But there are more and more disputes about this system,such as whether the incidental civil compensation has an impact on the defendant’s sentencing?Can the court,of course,give a lighter,mitigated or exempted punishment to the defendant who performs the obligation of compensation?Is it necessary to consider the circumstances such as the defendant’s confession of guilt and the victim’s understanding?Based on the analysis of real cases,this paper holds that under the premise of effective regulation of criminal policies and systems such as tempering justice with mercy and standardizing sentencing,the incidental civil reconciliation system will play a positive role in resolving social contradictions,preventing and controlling crimes,and building judicial credibility.