JUVENILE DELINQUENCY- CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN THE PENAL LAW IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Abstract

The theme of juvenile delinquency and its mechanisms is relevant because of the intense criminal character of this phenomenon, which seriously affects human interests; it endangers the fundamental values and norms recognized and accepted within a given community, preventing its functioning properly. Juvenile delinquency represents young people's violations and deviations from the rules of social cohabitation punishable by criminal law and is characterized by a series of distinct features that derive both from socio-economic and cultural conditions of the society and from the way the society perceives, sanctions and treats the offenses committed by minors.

Keywords

• Juvenile delinquency
• Criminal sanctions
• Offenses committed by minors
• Juvenile offenders