| Abstract [eng] |
Criminal liability of juvenile offenders is a relevant issue which requires constant attention of states, legislators, law enforcement institutions and specialists of criminal law. The rate of juvenile delinquency is fairly high, therefore this problem is topical in Lithuania as well as in other countries. Criminal liability of juvenile offenders is one of the most important part of the Lirhuania's pursued criminal policy. Therefore the criminal measures applied to juvenile offender must be imposed not only to punish him, but to reintegrate him to the society. In Lithuania, the central aim of reforms in punishment system was to impose educational measures on juvenile offenders which would be an alternative to imprisonment. However, even though educational measures are considered to be very important, in practice this kind of punishment is not widely applied in the juvenile criminal justice. The purpose of this Master degree paper is to initiate the features of criminal liability of juveniles according to the law of Lithuania and foreign countries. The main attention is given to analyze the conception of juvenile criminal liability, juvenile’s criminal liability subject’s problems, assumptions of criminal liability and international standards. In this Master degree paper also are analyzing legal sanctions applied to juveniles, the features of of penalty and educational sanctions. Criminal liability of juvenile is exceptional. This oneness is related to versatile singularities of their age, physical and mental health. Regarding these singularities, harsh punishment is not always necessary applied to juveniles. |
