Judicial Psychological Expertise of Juveniles in Criminal Proceedings: a Theoretical Analysis

Authors

  • Yu. Emets

Keywords:

child, juvenile law, forensic psychological examination, criminal punishment, responsibility, the expert-psychologist

Abstract

The species, the grounds and the competence of forensic judicial psychological expertise juvenile are studied in this article. It is established that the objects of judicial psychological expertise of juveniles are psychological manifestations. Such expertise has the following purposes: 1) define stable psychological characteristics, features and dynamic states of mind, the type and depth of emotional reactions; 2) determine the impact of the identified characteristics of personality and mental state of the juvenile features to its ability to reflect reality and adjust the behavior in the crime situation; 3) disclose the nature and type of boundary mental abnormalities, characteristics and extent of their behavioral expression. Therefore, the expert psychologists can determine the influence of the psychological characteristics of a juveniles their behavior at the time of the crime. If the court finds such features limiting the ability of the minor to fully understand the nature of his actions and control them, it should be regarded as the dimenisheed sanity.

Author Biography

  • Yu. Emets
    PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer of Jeridical Psychology Board of National Academy of Internal Affairs

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Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Psychological issues of work with delinquent persons

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