On the issue of the detention of a juvenile suspect, accused

Government coercion is part of criminal proceedings as an integral component of ensuring of effective criminal proceedings. The question of ensuring the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of juvenile suspects accused of criminal acts is particularly acute before the State in this regard. The number of crimes committed by minors has decreased over the past few years, but this social factor has without doubt been and continues to be the main problem both for Russian society and for the State as a whole. The number of minors varies, and they can commit crimes from less serious to particularly serious. The investigator and the person conducting the initial inquiry should carefully consider the issues related to the adoption of procedural decisions, especially when they are to be taken at the stage of the election of a specific measure of criminal procedure in each individual criminal case. The most responsible preventive measures for officials conducting preliminary investigations should be taken when choosing a preventive measure such as detention. Its election and further application includes a number of problematic issues requiring immediate resolution.