论宽严相济刑事政策的发展——以恢复性司法理念为观照

On the Development of Combining Lenience and Severity Policy in Criminal Justice

宽严相济是我国目前的刑事司法政策,其内涵是宽严有别、宽严有度以及宽严互动。宽严相济刑事政策虽有人权保障的价值取向,但受我国长期以来"重打击,轻保护"刑事思潮的影响,其人权保障的使命没有得到完全彰显。恢复性司法强调被害人和犯罪人的中心地位,以恢复为犯罪所破坏的社会关系为价值目标。因此,在我国构建和谐社会的背景下,以恢复性司法理念为观照,弱化宽严相济刑事政策中的功利性因素、更加注重人权保护应当是宽严相济刑事政策未来发展的方向。

Combining lenience and severity is the present policy used in criminal justice in China,which means that there should be differences,limitation and mutual-action in carrying out this policy between lenience and severity.Although it has the value-orientation of human rights protection,its mission on this point has not yet been completely realized because of the long-term concept of ＂Serious punishment,Lenient protection＂.Restorative justice emphasizes the central status of victims and offenders and targets the restoration of social relationship destroyed by crimes.In building a harmonious society in China,we should take the idea of restorative justice for reference,pay more attention to human rights protection and soften the utility of the combining lenience and leverity policy for its future development.