EXEMPTION OF MINORS FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY DUE TO THE RECONCILIATION WITH THE VICTIMS IN CASES OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION
The controversial issues concerning the categories of criminal cases that provide the possibility of exemption of minors from criminal liability due to the reconciliation between parties are analyzed in the article: the obligation to compensate for damage caused by the minor; the age of the minor suspect or accused of committing the crime and the importance of his (her) personal participation in the process of reconciliation; who can initiate and mediate the reconciliation between parties; achieving the goals of justice as a result of positive post-criminal behavior of the minor; the correlation of the grounds for termination of criminal cases due to the reconciliation between parties and active repentance, and others. It is proposed to expand the range of categories of crimes that provide the possibility of exemption of minors from criminal liability due to the reconciliation between parties. The authors of the article also propose to fix the circle of persons who have the right to initiate reconciliation between parties and the possibility of mediation.