劫持人质案件的类型与特点

Types and Characteristics of the Hostage-taking Cases

劫持人质案件是指劫持者公开的以暴力、胁迫或其他手段控制一人或多人的人身自由;并以生命、伤害、折磨或者继续摧残扣押被控制者相威胁,强迫第三方或被控制者本人满足其某种要求的犯罪行为。文章在明确劫持人质案件的概念的基础上,依据不同标准划分了劫持人质案件的类型,进而归纳出劫持人质案件的诸多特点。

The hostage-taking cases refers to the hijackers openly use violence, coercion or other means to control one or more persons＇ freedom; the controlled people are threatened to life, injury, torture or continued torment, and compel a third party, or the controlled person to meet their certain requirements. On the basis of the concept of the cases of hostage-taking, according to different criterions of hostage-taking cases, the article sums up many of the features of the hostage-taking cases.