Mediation as an innovative way to resolve the conflict arising from the criminal behavior of a minor

Abstract

Background: Mediation is understood as a set of certain methods used by trained specialists in order to reach an agreement and resolve a criminal law conflict for criminal cases of small and medium gravity. Objective: give a brief description of the legal basis of mediation in relation to the imperfect; provides an analysis of mediation models; objective and subjective criteria for the success of mediation are determined. Methods: The objective criteria of RM were established by analyzing the reports for 2013-2017. RM's subjective criteria were studied by analyzing the feedback forms of the 225 mediation participants for the period 20162017. Results: there is a positive trend in the effectiveness and efficiency of the application of RM procedures in the Arkhangelsk region. Among those surveyed, 98.6% reacted positively to the mediation procedure, assessing it as an effective, free and as individual way to resolve criminal conflicts, of which 36.6% of respondents made suggestions to improve the program, which mostly concerned organizational and technical conditions of the procedure mediation. Conclusions: According to the data of the conducted research, from the point of view of objective and subjective criteria of restorative mediation in the Arkhangelsk region of Russian Federation is a successful procedure. Keywords—mediation;restorative mediation (RM);minor;the crime;restorative justice (RJ)