对交通肇事罪刑罚问题的探讨

Explorations on the Penalty for the Traffic Peace-breaking Crime

交通肇事罪是一种严重危害公共安全的行为。我国刑法却将交通肇事罪定位在危害性一般的犯罪范畴,对交通肇事罪的法定刑和司法处理都很轻。罪责刑相适应原则、刑罚价值、犯罪的成本与效益原理都说明我国当前对交通肇事罪的处罚太轻,我们应参照其他国家的做法,加大对交通肇事罪的量刑处罚力度。

It is a criminal act that may cause great damage on public security, however, Chinese criminal law sets it in the category of general crimes and the corresponding penalty is relatively mild in view of the accordance among crime, responsibility and penalty, the penalty value and the principle of cost and benefit in crime. Therefore serious punishments with reference to other countries＇ practice are expected.