刑事和解:刑事纠纷解决的“第三领域”

Victim-Offender Mediation: the "Third Realm" of Criminal Dispute Settlement

刑事和解是处于刑事纠纷解决的民间领域与国家领域之间的中间地带,其作用的发挥既依赖于刑事案件双方当事人之间的合作,也依赖于国家与当事人之间的合作。作为刑事纠纷解决的"第三领域",刑事和解充分体现了公力与私力之间的互动关系,有利于弥补民间私了案件与国家垄断司法二者之不足。只有合理配置刑事和解中的各种权力,才能做到既尊重双方当事人的自愿选择,减少公安司法机关及其工作人员的权力寻租机会,又确保国家对该程序实施有效控制,消除各种社会不良因素对当事人的干扰。

Victim-Offender Mediation （VOM） is a realm located in between the private and the public realm of the criminal dispute settlement. VOM relies on the cooperation of the parties, and it also relies on the cooperation between the state and the parties. As the third realm of the criminal dispute settlement, VOM has important values on solving the criminal case thoroughly and advancing the social harmony. In order to realize these values, the power in the VOM should be distributed rationally.