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Introduction.In this article, the authors analyze the specifics of the criminal liability of minors depending on the scene of crime.The authors cite the current statistics of the Information Center of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Sverdlovsk region, which demonstrates the prevalence of crimes against publ