The idea of "procedural freedom" in the contex of the concept of differentiation in criminal proceedings (for example, some simplified court proceedings)
«Procedural freedom» in the context of the concept of differentiation of the criminal process in judicial proceedings is evident not only in the existence of various types of court proceedings, which we can apply to different categories of criminal cases. Also due to the differentiation in the Russian criminal process are reduced judicial proceedings, in which most of the contour is expressed procedural freedom of the offender (defendant, a suspect), the victim and other participants in criminal proceedings. In this article it is shown, for example, special orders of a court decision with the consent of the accused with the accusation, at the conclusion of the pretrial agreement on cooperation. The defendant (and the suspect is in custody pretrial agreement on cooperation) is endowed with the ability to choose the course and eventual outcome of the process (i.e. endowed with the «procedural freedom»). Only he, upon weighing all pros and cons, can decide whether he is ready to give up the trial (on which he could theoretically be justified) and go for a deal with prosecutors, relying on the mitigation of punishment. This free choice of a free person, capable of understanding what is happening, and to be responsible for their choices.