ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 5

Peculiarities of criminal proceedings against juvenile defendants

1Senior Lecturer, PhD, Department of Ensuring Prosecutor's Powers in Courts, The Academy of the General Prosecutor's Office, Uzbekistan

Online published on 23 June, 2021.

Abstract

This article examines the age of responsibility of juvenile defendants in national legislation and the issues of its improvement, a comparative analysis with the legal framework of other developed countries, the material and procedural framework of criminal proceedings, gaps in it, the circumstances that must be proved in the case of minors, the importance of determining the age of the subject, the need to determine the age of the defendant., the court should pay attention to the issues related to the grounds for the release of minors from responsibility and punishment, including the advantages in imposing a sentence against minors, its features, the importance of assigning a lighter sentence and a suspended sentence, the analysis of practical examples in this area., suggestions were made on positive and negative aspects and improvement of national legislation.

Keywords

Juveniles, Criminal Proceedings, Preliminary Investigation, Prosecutor, Court, Juvenile Delinquency, Age Limit, Birth Certificate, Antisocial Conduct, Preliminary Investigation, Significant Validity, Inquiry Officer, Juvenile Accuse, Aggravating Circumstances,Juvenile Liability,Compulsory Public Works, Correctional Work, Restraint Of Liberty, Imprisonment