Investigating criminal responsibility refers to investigating the legal consequences that a specific person should bear according to law because of acts prohibited by criminal law through investigation, prosecution and trial activities. The purpose of investigating criminal responsibility is to eliminate the harm caused by criminal acts to society and maintain normal social and legal order. The investigation of criminal responsibility can only be carried out by special state organs in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law and legal procedures. When a public security organ detains a person, it must produce a detention permit.
After detention, the detained person shall be immediately sent to the detention center for custody, and shall not exceed twenty-four hours. Unless it is impossible to notify or the notification of suspected crimes endangering national security or terrorist activities may hinder the investigation, the family members of the detained person shall be notified within 24 hours after detention. After the circumstances that hinder the investigation disappear, the family members of the detained person shall be notified immediately.
Legal basis:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 2 The tasks of People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Procedure Law are to accurately and timely ascertain the facts of crimes, correctly apply the law, punish criminals, protect innocent people from criminal investigation, educate citizens to consciously abide by the law, actively fight against criminal acts, safeguard the socialist legal system, respect and protect human rights, protect citizens' personal rights, property rights, democratic rights and other rights, and ensure the smooth progress of socialist construction.
Article 101 If the victim suffers material losses due to the criminal act of the defendant, he has the right to bring an incidental civil action in criminal proceedings. If the victim dies or loses his capacity for civil conduct, his legal representative and close relatives have the right to file an incidental civil action. If state property or collective property suffers losses, the people's procuratorate may bring an incidental civil action when it brings a public prosecution.
Derivative problem:
How many lawyers can I hire in criminal cases? According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, a criminal suspect may entrust at most two lawyers as defenders, and the defenders shall promptly notify the judicial organ handling the case after accepting the entrustment. A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it.