First, the illegal acts investigated are different: general illegal acts shall be investigated for administrative responsibility, and criminal acts shall be investigated for criminal responsibility;
Second, the organs that investigate the responsibility are different: the investigation of administrative responsibility is decided by the specific state administrative organs in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws, and the investigation of criminal responsibility can only be decided by the judicial organs in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law;
Third, the consequences of legal responsibility are different: criminal responsibility is the most severe sanction, and it can be sentenced to death, which is much more severe than administrative responsibility.