Incitement of a Minor to Suicide: Criminal Legal Characteristic
The appearance of an article providing for criminal liability for incitement to suicide in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation shows an increase in criminal law protection of life by the state. According to statistics, the number of suicides is growing, with the most common age of suicide-from 15 to 29. Due to spread of information technologies and development of social networks, the Internet has actually become a new platform for committing crimes. Given the level of popularity of social networks among young people, it is obvious that the younger generation is at risk. Their presence in social networks is rarely controlled by adults, which created a negative trend and allowed attackers to have a negative impact, to come into contact and trust with complete impunity. In this work we consider issues and characteristics of criminal responsibility for incitement of a minor to suicide, as well as the distinction with incitement to suicide, and we outline the main issues and difficulties that arise in practice.