Waiver of criminal measures of juveniles according to § 11 of Act No 218/2003 Coll. on the criminal responsibility of juveniles and jurisdiction of juveniles
Abstract
The article is dedicated to waiver of criminal measures of juveniles according to § 11 of Act No 218/2003 Coll. on the criminal responsibility of juveniles and jurisdiction of juveniles, which constitutes a special form of criminal-law response to the offenses committed by juveniles. This institute is one of the means which fulfill the purpose of the Act No 218/2003 Coll. on the criminal responsibility of juveniles and jurisdiction of juveniles.
The article is focused on position of the institute of waiver of criminal measures of juveniles, on its importance compared to the other possible ways of punishing juvenile delinquency and on its distinction from waiver of punishment of adult offenders. The author analyses critically individual conditions required for application of this institute and also proposes possible legislative changes.
The attention is not paid only on theoretical basis but also on the application of this institute in practice.