犯罪定义的疑惑与思考

The Doubts and Thinking on Crime Definition

我国刑法关于犯罪的定义中规定:犯罪是“应当受刑罚处罚的”行为,同时又规定犯罪“应当负刑事责任”。应当受刑罚处罚与应当负刑事责任的涵义不同,以致在司法实践中和学理上都令人产生疑惑。犯罪最基本的特征是行为具有一定的社会危害性,犯罪的法律特征中的“应受刑罚惩罚性”以“应负刑事责任性”取代更为确切。另外,在刑法中应将最低刑事责任年龄由已满十四周岁降为已满十三周岁。

The criminal law of our country stipulates the definition of the crime as the behavior that “should be punished”, and “should bear criminal responsibility” at the same time. Such two respects are different from meaning, which creates doubts on study and judicial practice. Social endangerment is the basic characteristic of crime. The lawful characteristic of crime of that“should bear criminal responsibility” should be replaced by “should shoulder criminal accountability”, and it is also suggested that the minimum age for criminal responsibility in law be adjusted from 14 to 13.