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TY - JOUR AU - Cao, Jingjing AU - Liu, Qiuju PY - 2026 DA - 2026/02/11 TI - Study on the Judicial Application of the Crime of Aiding Information Network Criminal Activities JO - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis T2 - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis JF - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 44 DO - 10.62762/JSSPA.2025.899142 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JSSPA.2025.899142 KW - aiding information network criminal activities KW - aiding acts KW - serious circumstances KW - knowingly AB - The rapid advancement of internet and information technology has given rise to new forms of cybercrimes and illegal activities. To precisely combat such increasingly severe new types of crimes, China incorporated the "crime of aiding information network criminal activities" into the Amendment (IX) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. However, in judicial practice, issues persist, including an overly low threshold for determining "knowingly," insufficient justification for "the principal offender's commission of a crime," ambiguous definition of "aiding acts," and biased assessment of "serious circumstances." These problems have exacerbated the vagueness of legal provisions, leading to a tendency of over-expansion in penalty application by judicial authorities. Therefore, it is imperative to reasonably define the scope of "knowingly," standardize criteria for identifying "serious circumstances," deepen research on interpreting "aiding acts," and strengthen investigations into "others' use of information networks for criminal activities," thereby improving adjudication standards and addressing the high incidence of this crime. SN - 3068-5540 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
@article{Cao2026Study,
author = {Jingjing Cao and Qiuju Liu},
title = {Study on the Judicial Application of the Crime of Aiding Information Network Criminal Activities},
journal = {Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis},
year = {2026},
volume = {3},
number = {1},
pages = {37-44},
doi = {10.62762/JSSPA.2025.899142},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JSSPA.2025.899142},
abstract = {The rapid advancement of internet and information technology has given rise to new forms of cybercrimes and illegal activities. To precisely combat such increasingly severe new types of crimes, China incorporated the "crime of aiding information network criminal activities" into the Amendment (IX) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. However, in judicial practice, issues persist, including an overly low threshold for determining "knowingly," insufficient justification for "the principal offender's commission of a crime," ambiguous definition of "aiding acts," and biased assessment of "serious circumstances." These problems have exacerbated the vagueness of legal provisions, leading to a tendency of over-expansion in penalty application by judicial authorities. Therefore, it is imperative to reasonably define the scope of "knowingly," standardize criteria for identifying "serious circumstances," deepen research on interpreting "aiding acts," and strengthen investigations into "others' use of information networks for criminal activities," thereby improving adjudication standards and addressing the high incidence of this crime.},
keywords = {aiding information network criminal activities, aiding acts, serious circumstances, knowingly},
issn = {3068-5540},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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