Introduction. The protection of family, motherhood and childhood is one of the areas of public policy of the Russian state, one of the strategically important components of which is the protection of children and adolescents from unlawful attacks and the prevention of juvenile delinquency. The President of the Russian Federation and the leadership of the power ministries annually, addressing the Federal Assembly and departmental boards, draw attention to the need to effectively combat juvenile delinquency. However, not all minors commit crimes on their own initiative; adults increasingly involve them in antisocial and criminal activities. In this regard, an important aspect of the preventive activities of juvenile delinquency is the identification of adults who involve minors in committing crimes. When investigating crimes committed by minors, as evidenced by law enforcement practice, identifying and establishing such a circumstance of criminal activity as the very fact of involving a minor in criminal activity occurs only when the crime is committed in complicity with an adult. But even in this case, it is not always possible to prove it. The article, based on law enforcement practice, summarizes the forensic problems of investigating the crime in question and suggests ways to solve them. Materials and Methods. The basis of the study is the Constitution of the Russian Federation, criminal procedural legislation, decisions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The methodological basis of the study was the general dialectical method of scientific knowledge, as well as cognitive methods of generalization, description, methods of observation, comparison and analysis. The Results of the Study. The problems of investigating the involvement of a minor in criminal activity are identified and a set of proposals is formed to improve the activities of the investigator in this area. Findings and Conclusions. The proposed recommendations will help improve the quality of the investigation and the effective use of criminal law measures in combating juvenile delinquency.
minor, juvenile delinquency, involvement in the commission of a crime, investigation of crimes, evidence.
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