Juvenile Justice: Theoretical and Legal Aspects

Abstract

Today, Russia is the most debatable and sharp are the issues of criminalization of youth environment, destruction of the family institution, modernization of the system of interacting institutions in the sphere of protection of rights and interests of children, and the creation of juvenile justice-the effective mechanism of protection of the rights of minors. The article attempts to comprehensive, systematic studies of the Institute of juvenile justice, understanding of which in Russia, unlike Western countries, does not have a unified opinion among scientists and among legal practitioners and considered quite the opposite and very interesting points of view. Offered by the scientists of the various interpretations of the concept of «juvenile justice», which is the subject of stormy debate in the legal literature and journalism, as a rule, differ from the amount included in its content. The analysis of this definition, allowed the author to highlight its main elements and give their own definition of this institution in accordance with international legal standards and national concept of the development of juvenile technologies in Russia.