Intheeyesofthemajorityofwesterners，china'scriminalprocedureisfulloftorture，menace，enticementandothertypesofinhumanmethods.thisisunderstandablebecausetheygotinformationaboutchina'scriminalprocedureprimarilyfromthemedia，thejobofwhichistoattractthepublic'sattention，orfromscholars'articles，papersandbooksthatfocusonchina'sancientlegalsystem，orpolicepracticeatorbeforethe"greatculturerevolution"，andthusgivesthemanuninformedconceptionofchina'scriminalprocedurethatislimitedininformalareasorancienttimes.manytimes，ourfocusisdistractedbyinadequate，andbiasedinformation，andthushampersusfromseekingthetruth.thisbookistogiveaconcisebutcomprehensiveintroductionofchinesecriminalproceduretopeoplewhodonotknowchineselanguagebutareinterestedinlearningaboutchineselaw.inordertomaketheintroductioneasilyaccessible，thisbookdiscussesproblemswhicharecommonlyexaminedanddebatedbywesternscholarsinawaythatwesternlegalscholarsarefamiliarwith.sinceasignificantamountofwesterncriminalprocedurelawsconcernscitizens'constitutionalrights，thisbookfocusesontheprotectionsofcitizens'constitutionalrightsinthecontextofcriminalprocedure.Inparticular，thisbookseekstoaddressthefollowingquestions：inwhatextentdoesthecontemporarychinesecriminalprocedurelawprotectscitizens'houses，privacyandpersonalfreedom?doesthesuspecthavetherighttoremainsilentwhenbeinginterrogated?shallthedefendantbepresumedinnocentwhenfacingacriminalcharge?inwhatextentdoesadefendanthavetherighttoafairtrial?thesequestionswillbeaddressedinturninthisbook，providingdetailedanalysisandexplanationsforeachoftheissuesidentified.