Victimological Characteristics and Prevention of Criminal Suicide in Minors

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of 243 court decisions in criminal cases under Art . 110-110 .2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the period from 1998 to 2022, received from 62 constituent entities of the Russian Federation . Evidence-based generalization of the data obtained shows that juveniles become victims of every fourth criminally conditioned suicide (26 .2 %) in the family environment and in 92 .6 % of cases of suicidal incidents related to criminal activities carried out through information and psychological impact on the network “Internet” and involvement in computer games that pose a danger to life . The socio-demographic, psychological, legal and victimological signs of the victim’s personality in this area are considered . A typology of juvenile victims of criminal suicide has been established: a) in the sphere of family and domestic relations; b) in the field of illegal activities of Internet communities that promote suicide, induce children and adolescents to commit suicide . The importance of preventive measures in the field of prevention of domestic (family) violence is updated; counteraction to illegal persecution and harassment of the victim, involvement in the activities of destructive network groups of suicidal orientation . Measures are proposed to improve the administrative and criminal law mechanisms to counter this social and legal phenomenon .