Incitement to a suicide as a negative social legal phenomenon

The crime under article 110 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the criminal code) encroaches on the unconditional right of every person-life. A distinctive feature of bringing to suicide is the fact that the criminal result is achieved only if the Commission of actions aimed at causing death to himself by the victim, who, as a result of threats against him, ill-treatment or systematic humiliation of human dignity, committed suicide (attempted suicide). The article analyzes statistical data on crimes under article 110 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the criminal code), in relation to the number of committed crimes against life, as well as non-criminal suicides. The reasons promoting Commission of bringing to suicide are established. On the basis of the revealed determinants the preventive measures promoting elimination, minimization and neutralization of the criminal encroachments provided by the considered criminal law norm are offered. As a result of the analysis of judicial and investigative practice in cases of incitement to suicide, the main features (characteristics) of the personality of the offender who committed incitement to suicide or incitement to attempted suicide, and the victim of the crime in question are highlighted. Author’s concepts of the criminal and the victim in bringing to suicide are developed.