宽严相济刑事政策在我国法律文化上有着深厚的历史渊源,自春秋时期就可以看到其思想萌芽。“宽严相济”在作为刑事政策提出之前,经过镇压与宽大两个政策——镇压与宽大相结合——惩办与宽大相结合的进程。该政策的提出,是构建社会主义和谐社会的需要,也是对“严打”政策进行理性反思的成果。 The criminal policy of temper justice with mercy has a profound historical origin in the legal culture of our country. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, we can see the sprout of its thinking. Prior to being put forward as a criminal policy, the two policies of repression and leniency - the combination of repression and leniency - punish the process of combining leniency with leniency. The formulation of this policy is the need of building a harmonious socialist society and also the result of a rational reflection on the “strike hard” policy.