CIRCULATION OF PORNOGRAPHY INVOLVING MINORS: MODERN PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
Keywords:
minors, pornographic products, child pornography, age of criminal responsibility, criminal legislation, digital technologies, cybercrime, judicial practice, socially dangerous act, criminological research, resocialization, penitentiary system, inevitability of punishment, social degradation, psychological adaptation, information security, legal consciousnessAbstract
This scientific article provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the problems of establishing the age of criminal responsibility for the storage, production, import, distribution, advertising, and demonstration of pornographic products depicting or describing a minor in the context of the rapid development of modern digital technologies and the widespread popularization of the Internet. The author carefully studied judicial practice for the period of 2020–2025, revealing the underlying causes and conditions for the involvement of minors in crimes of this category, as well as the specific motives for the criminal behavior of adolescents. During the research, the advanced experience of foreign countries and the conceptual opinions of leading domestic scientists were critically examined. Through scientific discourse, the social, psychological, and legal necessity of reducing the age of criminal responsibility for acts provided for in Article 1291 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 16 to 14 years was strongly justified. Furthermore, special attention is paid not only to holding minors accountable but also to the critical issues of their effective re-education in penitentiary institutions, resocialization, and reintegration into society as full-fledged members. Based on the comprehensive study, detailed scientific and practical proposals and recommendations aimed at significantly improving legislation and law enforcement practice were systematically developed.
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