隔离式量刑程序实验研究报告--以芜湖模式为样本

An Experimental Report on Independent Sentencing Procedure:A Sample from the Wuhu Model

量刑规范化是中国刑事审判量刑程序改革的重要问题。根据量刑程序改革试点所获得的材料,运用严格科学的经典实验法,通过综合比对与配对比对测试隔离式量刑程序的实施效果,发现隔离式量刑程序具有可行性。它不仅有助于显著提高量刑过程的透明度,更利于增加法官获取、采纳量刑信息的数量与比率。虽然程序参与主体对隔离式量刑程序的满意程度没有达到预想高度,但一审量刑程序结果的合法性与合理性更优。同时,隔离式量刑程序有助于合议庭功能的实质化,可被视为未来深化庭审改革的重要突破口。但调查结果也发现,实验过程中律师作用的发挥不够理想,需要进一步加以完善。

The standardization of sentencing is an important issue in Chinese reforms of criminal justice and sentencing procedure.This study draws on the materials obtained from sentencing procedure pilots and employs a typical experimental method to test the implementation effects of independent sentencing procedure through multiple and pairwise alignments.The results show that independent sentencing is feasible in that it can significantly improve the transparency of the sentencing process and increase in quantity and ratio of the sentencing information obtained and adopted by judges.Although the procedural participants'satisfaction does not meet the expected level,the results of the first sentencing procedure appear better in legitimacy and justifiability.Meanwhile,independent sentencing procedure also helps realize the function of collegiate panel,and can thus be taken as an important entry point of deepening court trial reforms.Research results also show that the role of lawyers in the experiment still leaves to be improved.