缓刑是当代刑罚制度的宠儿,被认为是抗制犯罪的特种刑罚手段,但我国缓刑制度自引进之日始直至现今从未真正发挥过有效作用,长期处于功能缺失和功能失常状态。造成这种局面的原因是非常复杂的,而刑法学界对缓刑功能的漠视和长期缺乏深入研究则是其中的一个重要原因。研究缓刑功能实现的目的是要把处于应然、可能状态的缓刑功能转化为实然的、现实的功能状态。 Probation is the darling of the contemporary penalty system, which is considered as a special punishment method against crime. However, the probation system in our country has never really played an effective role since its introduction and has long been in a state of lack of function and dysfunction. The reason for this situation is very complicated, and the ignorance of the probationary function and the long-term lack of in-depth study of criminal law scholarship are one of the important reasons. The purpose of probing the probation function is to transform the probationary function which is supposed to be possible and possible into a real and functional state.