依照一些学者的理解,刑事和解的首要理论基础是恢复正义理论。有学者进而认为,恢复正义理论并不能涵盖刑事和解的全部价值,因为正义的恢复属于公正价值的范畴,除此之外,刑事和解还具有效率价值。[1]但是依照笔者的理解,该种认识事实上是一种误认,刑事和解的价值诉求主要在于效率,而且由于现今刑事和解制度还存在着亟待完善的地方, According to some scholars’ understanding, the primary theoretical basis of criminal reconciliation is to restore the theory of justice. Some scholars further think that the theory of restoration of justice can not cover the full value of criminal reconciliation, because the restoration of justice belongs to the category of fair value. Besides, criminal reconciliation also has the value of efficiency. However, according to the author’s understanding, this kind of understanding is in fact a kind of misunderstanding. The value appeal of criminal reconciliation mainly lies in efficiency. Moreover, due to the urgent need of improvement in the current criminal reconciliation system,