РАБОТА С НЕСОВЕРШЕННОЛЕТНИМИ ПРАВОНАРУШИТЕЛЯМИ В КАРЕЛИИ В ПОСЛЕРЕВОЛЮЦИОННЫЙ ПЕРИОД
WORKING WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN KARELIA DURING THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD

Summary/Abstract: The problem of juvenile delinquency in Karelia between 1918 and 1935 and the government measures against it are fully addressedand analyzed for the first time on the basis of various sources. The relevance of the topic is in the study of and critical reflection on theexperience gained in the previous periods. It is of interest in connection with the improvement of the modern methods of work withchild offenders while the crime rates among youngsters remain high. The research centers on the activities of commissions for casesof minors, demonstrates the changes in the age of criminal responsibility for juvenile offenders, lists the types of crimes committedby them, and describes the network of institutions for these children in Karelia. Measures taken by commissions for cases of minorstowards juvenile offenders are identified. These measures could succeed only with the right approach towards child offenders andthe sufficient number of special facilities. The research revealed that in Karelia all possible legal measures were applied to juvenileoffenders, except for the medical ones due to the lack of specialized institutions. The study shows a gradual build-up of the repressiveelement when working with juvenile offenders, which was against the government’s commitment to create favorable environmentfor the upbringing and socialization of Soviet children.

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