根据《刑法》第417条之规定,帮助犯罪分子逃避处罚罪是指有查禁犯罪活动职责的国家机关工作人员,向犯罪分子通风报信、提供便利,帮助犯罪分子逃避处罚的行为。在司法实践中,对本罪的认定有以下几个问题不易把握,尚需进行研究探讨。 According to Article 417 of the Criminal Law, assisting criminals to evade punishment refers to the work of staff of state organs that have the responsibility of deterring criminal activities, providing information to criminals and providing conveniences to help criminals evade punishment. In the judicial practice, there are several problems in the identification of this crime that are not easy to grasp, and we still need to conduct research and discussion.