Criminal procedural capacity of juvenile suspects and accused

The article deals with the issue of criminal procedural capacity of juvenile suspects, accused. The conclusion is made about the expediency of introducing into the scientific circulation the concepts of “criminal procedure capacity”, “partial criminal procedure capacity”. Based on the study of doctrinal sources, law enforcement practice, the authors come to the conclusion that at the legislative level it is necessary to provide for the termination of the powers of such participants in the criminal process as a legal representative, teacher (psychologist), if the suspect or accused person is under 18 years old. A draft amendment to Part 3 of Art. 420 Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation.