Yesina V.V.

The article is devoted to the improvement of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation with regard to the regulation of compulsory educational measures. The author proposes to abandon the term «compulsory» in the name of measures, shifting the emphasis towards the upbringing and resocialization of a minor who has committed a generally dangerous act. When developing a system of educational measures, it is proposed to introduce the principle of criminal non-liability of minors. A new system of educational measures has been developed taking into account the allocation of three age groups of minors.

The article analyzes the problems of applying to persons aged 18–20 years the provisions of Chapter 14 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the specifics of criminal liability and punishment of minors. The author concludes on the basis of a generalization of judicial practice materials on the problems under consideration.