THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF MINORS FOR EXTREMISM IN RUSSIA

The article examines the historical aspects and prerequisites for the emergence and development of criminal responsibility for extremism. The author draws attention to the fact that the definition of extremism in the science of criminal law causes certain difficulties, since it is close to terrorism and terrorist activity in its content, which does not allow distinguishing these crimes. The analysis of social and legal grounds for criminalization of this social phenomenon is presented. The author conducted a historical and legal analysis of the legislation of the USSR times and the current criminal law, considered the features of sentencing minors, raised the question of the age of criminal responsibility. The study concluded that there are similar measures of responsibility for crimes directed against the foundations of the state structure, extremist and terrorist manifestations. The author notes that the criminal liability of minors for a long historical period of time is unchanged. The only difference is the age of bringing persons to criminal responsibility in the conditions of the development of law and society.