刑罚裁量(Strafzumessung),或称量刑,是法院用以确定犯罪行为法律后果的裁判活动,在一般意义上包括选择刑种、确定刑量、决定缓刑等内容。~([1])量刑概念的外延可能因立法体例的不同而在不同司法辖区之间存在差别,如在采刑罚与处分双轨制的国家和地区,决定处分的种类与期限也属于最广义的量刑~([2]),而中国语境下,广义的量刑还包含了决定是否免于刑事处罚以及选择法定刑档次。~([3])量刑概念的核心含义, Strafzumessung, or sentencing, is the refereeing activity that the court uses to determine the legal consequences of a criminal act, including in the general sense the choice of penalties, the determination of the amount of punishment, the determination of probation, and so on. The extension of the sentencing concept may differ from one jurisdiction to another due to different legislative systems. For example, in the countries and regions that adopt the dual-track system of punishment and punishment, the type and duration of punishment may also fall into the most general sentencing ~ ([2]), while in the Chinese context, sentencing in broad sense also includes deciding whether to be exempt from criminal punishment and choosing the level of legal sentence. ~ ([3]) sentencing concept of the core meaning,