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Psychology and Law
2020. Vol. 10, no. 4, 231–244
doi:10.17759/psylaw.2020100416
ISSN: 2222-5196 (online)

Russian Legislation of XI-XVIII Centuries on the Criminal Responsibility of Minors

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S.N. Shishkov, E.V. Makushkin, E.G. Dozortseva, V.D. Badmaeva, E.V. Borisenko

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Abstract

The problem of juvenile criminal responsibility /liability, minimum age, and measures of influence for juvenile offenders is relevant and often becomes the subject of public discussion. However, very little is known about the history of criminal law attitudes towards minors in Russia. The purpose of the article is to analyze the development of this relationship from the beginning of Russian statehood to the 18th century. It is shown that at the initial stage in the practice of applying the criminal law to children and adolescents, the traditions of Roman law were traced, however, there was practically no legislative differentiation of adult and juvenile offenders. The turning point was the 18th century, at the beginning of which the need for such differentiation became apparent, and at the end it was implemented along with certain humanistic tendencies that reflected the ideas of the Enlightenment in Europe, including the creation of special courts to consider juvenile crimes.

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Keywords: development of legislation, criminal responsibility, minors, minimum age of criminal responsibility, punishment of minors, humanization of legislation, Conscientious courts

Journal rubric: History of Legal Psychology

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2020100416

For citation: Shishkov S.N., Makushkin E.V., Dozortseva E.G., Badmaeva V.D., Borisenko E.V. Russian Legislation of XI-XVIII Centuries on the Criminal Responsibility of Minors [Elektronnyi resurs]. Psikhologiya i pravo = Psychology and Law, 2020. Vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 231–244. DOI: 10.17759/psylaw.2020100416. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Sergey N. Shishkov, PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Chief Research Associate, FSBI «National Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology named after V.P. Serbsky» of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4169-9447, e-mail: shishkov50@mail.ru

Evgenij V. Makushkin, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, deputy director of science, FSBI «National Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology named after V.P. Serbsky» of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-5908, e-mail: eVm14@list.ru

Elena G. Dozortseva, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Professor, Department of Legal Psychology and Law, Faculty of Legal Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Senior Researcher, Laboratory for Child and Adolescent Psychology, V.P. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation,Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Psychology and Law” member of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Psychological Science and Education”, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1309-0485, e-mail: edozortseva@mail.ru

Valentina D. Badmaeva, Doctor of Medicine, Head of the Department for Social and Forensic Psychiatric Problems of Minors, V.P. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2345-3091, e-mail: badmaeva.v@serbsky.ru

Elena V. Borisenko, PhD in Psychology, Senior Researcher, Department of Scientific and Methodological Support, Federal Resource Center for Psychological Service in the Education System, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Psychology of Child and Adolescence, V.P. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8864-1085, e-mail: nutskova@serbsky.ru

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