Abstract:

Criminals’“true repentance performance”means that the criminal has penitent intention and makes real efforts to reform himself. It is the unity of subjective and objective concept.“True repentance performance”，a necessary condition for commutation and parole，is mainly based on the criminal subjective viciousness and personal hazard reduction. But problems exist in practice when determining“true repentance performance”in method of determination，procedure insurance measures， and supervision mechanism. To maintain the solemnity of judicial judgment and to accurately determine“true repentance performance”，it is necessary to establish a comprehensive appraisal system which includes both psychological assessment and questionnaire survey，and an effective supervision mechanism.

Key words: true repentance performance, personal hazard, subjective viciousness, commutation, parole