被害人参与量刑程序:现状、困境与展望

The Participation of Victims in the Sentencing Procedure:Its Status Quo,Dilemma and Prospect

被害人参与量刑程序是量刑程序改革的重要组成部分,对于化解社会矛盾、促进社会和谐具有重要意义。从当前试行效果看,这一制度设计在实践中遇到一些困境。2012年修改后的刑事诉讼法为被害人参与量刑程序、发表量刑意见预留了足够空间。未来应区分"被害人影响陈述"与被害人的量刑意见,处理好被害人的量刑意见与检察机关的量刑建议的关系,进一步完善具体的制度设计。

The participation of victims in the sentencing process is an important part of the reform of the sentencing procedure, which is of great significance to the resolving of social conflicts and promotion of social harmony. From its status quo, it can be seen that this system encounters some difficulties in practice. The Revised Code of Criminal Procedure 2012 reserved enough space for the participation of victims in the sentencing procedure. This article advocates that we should dis- tinguish victim impact statement with victim sentencing opinion, fairly handle the victim sentencing opinions and the senten- cing recommendation of the procuratorate, and further improve the system in the future.