公众舆论与量刑政策:影响模式和参与机制

当今社会的公众舆论影响量刑政策的制定和实施。获得公众对量刑政策态度的方法有多种。公众一般倾向于认为量刑政策过于仁慈,刑罚裁量过于宽缓。大众传媒是公众了解刑罚裁量的重要信息来源,因而公众对刑罚裁量的了解并不准确。近年来,公众要求国家制定量刑政策时要更多地关注公众舆论的声音。而公众舆论对量刑政策的态度存在各种可变性。各国量刑政策发展中所面临的最大难题,就是如何兼顾公众参与但又不过度受公众舆论的影响。建立一个能够反映公众舆论对刑罚裁量准确态度的中立性咨询机构,乃是明智之举。

Public Opinion and Criminal Policy:Implication Mode and Participation Mechanism

Nowadays,public opinion impacts the formulation and enforcement of criminal policy. There are several means to obtain public attitude on criminal policy. The public apt to regards it as too merciful and relaxed. The public cannot get accurate information since they often come from mass media. Recent years,requirements appear by the public appears asking for the state to care public opinion in enacting criminal policy,however,public opinion changes. The crux in the development of criminal policy of each stat...