Minors offered to judge separately. In Russia can be created special criminal courts for persons under 18
Russia must create courts that will look only the criminal proceedings against minors: to such conclusion came the members of the working group on the prevention of deviant behavior among juveniles of the Public Council under the Ombudsman for children in Russia. They also propose to increase the age limit of punishment “children’s” colonies from 18 to 21 years.
“This year it has been a lot of visits in the institution, presented the results of the work group on the prevention of deviant behavior among juveniles of the Public Council under the Commissioner for children’s rights in Russia lawyer Stalin Gurevich.— We concluded that it is necessary individual support of every child in conflict with the law. The child must be under control at all stages: after the crime, during investigation, in court, before the departure of the sentence, before release and after release.” “We also believe that it is necessary to create a special court that will deal exclusively with criminal cases against minors,” said Ms. Gurevich. She explained that the teenager has committed a crime, “often does not need repression, and educational measures”. “The criminal code provides a punishment, as the transfer of the child to parents for the adoption of educational measures, she said.— But for some strange reason it is not being used by the courts”.
It is impossible that the same judges judged and criminals, and children.Stalin Gurevich
The expert said that the members of the group had prepared amendments to the criminal code and code of criminal procedure, according to which increased the age limit of punishment in a correctional colony from 18 years to 21 years: “Children in 18 years, thrown from an educational colony to the colony of General or strict regime, and they find themselves in an environment that is not suitable for their age.” It is also proposed to transfer a minor from an educational colony to the colony-settlement “characteristics”.
“It is necessary to introduce specialized judges in each court, which would be considered criminal cases where the accused are minors, — said “Kommersant” partner of the law firm “Westside” Sergey Vodolagin.— Not the fact that it should be called the juvenile judge or separate juvenile court, but such specialization is needed to the matter of minors was considered by the judge, who received special training and can impose a sentence taking into account the specifics of the situation.” “Juvenile judges have almost all of Russia, but in some subjects it works, and some do not, — said “Kommersant” Commissioner for the rights of the child in St. Petersburg Svetlana Agapitova.— The juvenile justice system, which now sounds in Russian like “justice child-friendly” implies a full consideration of the question of why the teenager committed the crime.” She said that in St. Petersburg is the city center of social programs and prevention of antisocial behavior among youth “Contact”, “whose officers escorted the minor from the time of the offence and prepare all materials for the court.” Speaking about the increase of age in educational colonies, Madam Agapitova said that “it has been discussed for a very long time… but, unfortunately, neither the justice Ministry nor the Prosecutor not go forward in this relationship.”
So, after the colony’s already an adult gets a year and a half in an adult correctional facility, and educational effect that all of his previous stay was calculated, is lost.Svetlana Alapitvany on the rights of the child in St. Petersburg
She said that human rights activists proposed to give such convicts to serve their sentences until the end of term in penal colony-settlements, or leave them until the end of the term in educational colonies.
Valeria Mishina