Role of judicial penalty in development of moral initiation of criminal proceedings

Soloviev Alexander Georgievich

The purpose of this article is to identify patterns that contribute to the development of the moral principles of Russian criminal justice by strengthening the social component of the procedural institution of termination of criminal prosecution with the appointment of a criminal law measure in the form of a judicial fine. Method: the method of analysis and the formal legal method were used. Result: the author's conclusions: 1) about the close relationship of moral values and domestic criminal proceedings; 2) about the high importance of the institution of a judicial fine for the development and strengthening of the moral principles of domestic criminal proceedings; 3) about the importance of making public apologies to ensure the fairness of a court decision on the termination of criminal prosecution with the appointment of a judicial fine. The scientific novelty and value of the work lies in a deeper understanding by the author of the relationship between the state and society in the framework of criminal procedural activities, as well as the moral principles and the educational and preventive function of criminal proceedings, the effectiveness of which can be increased by giving the procedure of public apologies the status of a mandatory condition for the termination of criminal prosecution with the appointment of a court fine.

Keywords:apologies, judicial fine, education, compensation for harm, morality, morality, guilty.