SPECIFICS OF ESTABLISHING THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO BE PROVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SABOTAGE AT RAILWAY FACILITIES COMMITTED BY MINORS

Abstract

Crisis periods in the economy and the complex nature of the political situation have always had a negative impact on both the general state of crime and its certain types, in particular juvenile delinquency. In recent months, in the context of a general decrease in juvenile delinquency in the Russian Federation, there has been an increase in the number of sabotage crimes provided for in Article 281 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation at railway infrastructure facilities. At the same time, the organized nature of illegal sabotage actions committed by minors in a group is noted. Purpose: to review the features associated with sabotage at railway transport infrastructure facilities in which minors are involved and, based on the available data, to specify the circumstances to be established and proven in the investigation of crimes under Article 281 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Methods: descriptions, generalization, analysis and synthesis, statistical and formal legal methods. Results: the paper substantiates the conclusion on the specifics of sabotage activities of minors, which must be taken into account in the investigation of crimes committed by them under Article 281 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The conducted research makes it possible to identify the specifics of the subject of proof and circumstances to be established during the investigation of sabotage committed by minors at railway transport infrastructure facilities.

Keywords

• sabotage investigation
• sabotage activities
• juvenile delinquency
• railway transport
• transport infrastructure