Tutorial - 2 h. 3rd edition . , overdraft. and dop. Tambov: Tamb Publishing House . gov. Tech. Un-ta, 2008. H. 1. 84 s. Designed to provide organizational, educational and methodological assistance to students of the Faculty of Humanities of all forms of education in mastering the discipline "Criminal Law" . Criminal proceedings are a specific type of activity, specially authorized by the state to bodies of preliminary investigation on initiation, investigation and judicial resolution of criminal cases on crimes, as well as procedural actions of citizens participating in the proceedings. The bodies of inquiry, preliminary investigation, prosecutor's office and court have the right not only to carry out investigative, judicial actions and to interfere with the constitutional rights of citizens. The result of criminal procedure may be the conviction of a citizen and even the imposition of a criminal penalty by a court. In the modern period of development of Russia , when there are complex changes in the ideological , Economic and Political Affairs , During a period of dangerous instability of public relations, the norms of criminal law play a special role, Qualifying for Crimes . It is clear that those who have a holistic view of criminal proceedings will have the greatest opportunities to protect their interests ..