Criminal law mechanisms for protecting the children’s consciousness from negative information influence in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

Relevance. The relevance of scientific study is due to a significant number of legal and social problems associated with a negative influence on the children’s consciousness, especially adolescents, starting from the neuroses and psychological problems that have arisen, and ending exclusively with the criminal aspect – an increase in crime and suicides among children under the influence of cyberbullying and others informational side effects. Purpose. The purpose of scientific article was to identify and study the main elements (subjects, objects, classifications, types) of information influence, their consequences, as well as ways to minimize the negative impact of digitalization on children, the criminal law mechanisms for such protection. Methodology. The following methods became the main methodological approaches used in this scientific work: method of collecting information, the analytical and dialectical and comparative methods, including the examples of experience of other countries. Results. The main results obtained as a result of this study is considered the formation of a concept for combating negative informational influence on children in two areas: information-technology and information-psychological. In addition, as a result of the study, it was revealed the main roles of the subjects of protecting children from the negative influence of information space, the principles and mechanisms of legal and criminal law protection. Conclusions. The results of this scientific research play an important role in the formation of national strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in this area at all stages of its implementation, starting from the scientific work, lawmaking and law enforcement practice, and ending with the social development of population, teaching the parents, teachers and children the information culture.