论宽严相济刑事政策的产生背景和现实性质

宽严相济刑事政策的出台基于对犯罪“严打”的反思和对犯罪规律的再认识，还基于对刑罚功能有限、司法资源有限的现实考虑，更基于建设和谐社会、均衡社会利益与个人利益、适应全球两极刑事政策趋势的需要。宽严相济刑事政策性质定位，决定了其在社会犯罪治理中应有的作用和涉及的范围。宽严相济刑事政策的现实性质还不是基本刑事政策，而是属于刑事司法政策，这种状况不利于达到政策固有的或者期望的宗旨。

On the Background and Nature of the Criminal Policy of Temper Justice with Mercy

We can better understand the true meaning of the Criminal Policy of Temper Justice with Mercy if we have a deep analysis of the background of this policy. The coming into being of such policy is not only based on the rethinking of the criminal pattern and the ＂severe justice＂ on criminal cases, and the realistic thinking of the limited criminal penalty and limited justice resources, but also on the need to construct a harmony society, to balance the social interest and individual interest and to adapt to the global trend of two-pole criminal policy. The nature location of the Criminal Policy of Temper Justice with Mercy determines the due function and involved scope in the social criminal governance. If the realistic nature of the Criminal Policy of Temper Justice with Mercy is not a fundamental criminal policy, but belongs to the criminal justice policy, such situation will goes against the expected and due aim of such policy.