刑事审前程序探析

On Criminal Pretrial Procedure

刑事审前程序指从刑事诉讼启动到法院审理前的程序,具体包括侦查和起诉两个诉讼阶段。与审判程序相比,审前程序具有追诉性、启动程序的主动性、强制性、秘密性和非终局性等特点。在刑事诉讼中,审前程序具有重要的地位,既关系到犯罪嫌疑人、被害人的权利保障,也制约甚至决定着审判程序的进行。审前程序的形成主要缘于国家权力对追诉活动的积极介入及诉讼职能的分化。

The criminal pretrial procedure means from starting criminal proceedings to the court before the procedure, including the investigation and prosecution of the two stages of the litigation. Compared with trial procedure, pretrial procedure with prose- cution has initiative, mandatory, secret and non - final characteristics. In criminal litigation, pretrial procedure has an important position, which is related to the criminal suspect, notonly protecting of the fights of victims, but also restricting, even deciding trial procedure. Pretrial procedure is formed mainly due to the prosecution of active state power intervene and lawsuit function differentiation.