国内外关于非犯罪化的概念有不同的表述。立足于我国的刑事法制度,非犯罪化是指立法机关或者司法机关通过立法或者司法活动,将一直以来作为犯罪处理的行为不作为犯罪规定或者处理的制度或过程。非犯罪化可分为法律上的非犯罪化和事实上的非犯罪化。法律上的非犯罪化又分为合法化、行政违法化、民事违法化和国家态度中立四种情况;事实上的非犯罪化又可分为追诉上的非犯罪化和审判上的非犯罪化。非犯罪化是与非刑罚化、非刑事化有所区别的概念。

The concept of decriminalization is defined differently at home and overseas.On the basis of the criminal legal system in our country,decriminalization means that activities should have been punished as crimes should not be taken as crimes and the systems and processes of punishment should be stopped.Decriminalization can be divided into two parts: decriminalization of the law and decriminalization of the fact.Decriminalization of the law can also be divided into four parts: legality,administrative illegality,civil illegality and neutralization of state attitude.Decriminalization of the fact can be divided into decriminalization in recourse and decriminalization in judgment.Decriminalization is different from non-punishment and depenalization.