On some issues of formation and development of the institutionof juvenile crime
All doctrinal sources on issues of criminal liability of under-aged are based on the achievements of sociology, psychology, medicine, pedagogy and other sciences. But it is necessary to take into account the fact that the criminal liability is carried out by the legislator with regard to the nature of public danger of the crime and the degree of public danger of the criminal. Crimes committed by under-aged have a number of features, reflected in the criminal law. However, there no research specially dedicated to this issue. It is necessary to further develop the issue of the Institute of juvenile crime and give more attention to these problems from both scientists and practitioners. On the basis of the analysis of the doctrinal sources and foreign experience the author of the article analyzes problems and prospects of formation and development of the institution of juvenile crime. She points out a genetic link of the criminal law to the institution of criminal responsibility of under-aged. The author comes to the conclusion that the lack of a single and systematic practice of criminal sanctions against under-aged is a consequence of the lack of elaboration of scientific problems of juvenile crime, which is often inextricably linked to the criminological research of crime in this age group.