Problems of qualification of failure to carry out responsibilities of upbringing a minor and directions for improving the norm provided for by the article 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russia federation

Problems of qualification of failure to carry out responsibilities of upbringing a minor, due to the ambiguity in understanding such essential elements of the corpus delicti under study as “cruel treatment of children” in legal literature and in law enforcement practice are considered in the article based on the analysis of judicial practice. The authors make suggestions concerning the improvement of the legal norm provided for by the Art. 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation aimed at solving the problems identified.