论宽严相济刑事政策的内涵及定位

On the Connotations and Orientation of the Criminal Policy on Temper Justice with Mercy

宽严相济刑事政策是我国刑事政策的新发展。从内涵上看,它包括宽严并用、区别对待、宽严审势三方面内容;从定位上看,它是基本的刑事政策,既是刑事立法政策也是刑事司法政策,还是应然的刑事政策。

Temper justice with mercy is a new development of the criminal policy in China. The criminal policy on temper justice with mercy should be refined as ＂leniency with severity or severity with leniency; different treatments to different criminals or different crimes; leniency or severity given according to the situation＂. As a basic criminal policy, temper justice with mercy is a criminal legislative policy and a criminal justice policy, as well as a criminal policy in nature.