Punishment individualization of minors in enforcement activities: psychological aspects

Abstract

The article considers the issues of accounting psychological characteristics of a person with the individualization of the punishment appointed by minors. The complexity of studying the personality of the teenager, the perception of information, and behavioral aspects in terms of the crime situation due to age-related features, which are characteristic of juvenile age. The importance of accounting for individual characteristics is determined by the fact that any, including atypical behavior of a minor, both in terms of the crime, and after that, depends on the properties of the identity of the juvenile, which are often neglected in practical enforcement.
It is pointed out the need to consider not only the socio-demographic, but psychological aspects of personality, which affect consciousness (awareness) of one’s own actions and the consequences that they may lead to, as well. This accounting treatment requires special psychological knowledge that makes appropriate use of psychological expertise or involvement in the investigation of criminal cases against a child psychologist. Psychologist can competently give a psychological retrospective and prognostic assessment of the personality as a whole and separate relevant to the case of psychological properties to establish the degree of public danger of minors, establish responsibility and the need to apply subsequent corrective action.
The article considers not found legislative regulation of the issue of assessment of personal characteristics stipulated in the list of circumstances mitigating and aggravating criminal liability in relation to the realization of these circumstances a minor. Consciousness (awareness) of the juvenile face of certain circumstances as mitigating (aggravating) are determined by the conditions of education and disabilities of minors. Analysis of the extent of awareness has practical value from the point of view of the effectiveness of juvenile correctional impact and prognostic assessment.