PENALTY FOR COMMITTING CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN THE FIELD OF ILLICIT CIRCULATION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, THEIR ANALOGUES OR PRECURSORS COMMITTED BY MINORS OR WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION: ANALYSIS OF JURISPRUDENCE

Abstract

The scientific article analyzes the practice of sentencing minors for committing criminal offenses in the field of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors. After analyzing a number of materials of criminal proceedings, the author states that the court chooses for minors accused of illegal production, manufacture, purchase, storage, transportation or shipment of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues without the purpose of sale (Part 1 of Article 309 of the Criminal Code Ukraine) penalty in the form of a fine. The author examines the materials of criminal proceedings and concludes that the courts release a juvenile from punishment with probation and probation for illegal production, manufacture, acquisition, storage, transportation or shipment for sale, as well as illegal sale of drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues (Part 1 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The author states that there are certain problems in sentencing minors who have committed criminal offenses in the field of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors. First of all, they concern incomplete consideration of all the circumstances of the criminal proceedings, disregard for certain characteristics of the accused juvenile. In some cases, courts do not establish the very fact of involving a juvenile in a criminal offense as a socially dangerous act, ignoring or omitting this moment.