Ahead of the summer holidays, the RSE "East Kazakhstan Regional Scientific and Methodological Center for Informatization and Development of Education 'Örken'" organized an important preventive event for students of the region. In a live interview format, experts discussed the topic: "Legal Literacy of Minors".

The main speaker was the Senior Operations Officer of the UKP DP of the East Kazakhstan Region, Police Lieutenant Colonel Tatiana Vladimirovna Karpova. She emphasized that despite their young age, mistakes can have serious consequences: criminal liability for serious crimes begins at the age of 14 (murder, robbery, terrorism), and from 16 — for all other offenses.

The police officer paid special attention to modern threats. The speaker cited positive statistics of a more than 50% reduction in juvenile crime in the region but warned about the risks of young people being drawn into drug trafficking and so-called "dropping" (handing over one's bank cards for money). Karpova reminded that since last year, criminal liability has been introduced for such actions, and sentences for drug distribution can reach 7 years of imprisonment.

The rules of digital etiquette were also addressed. Teenagers were urged not to fall for voice-changing scams and to remember that cyberbullying and spreading fake news are not pranks but crimes in the field of information security.

In conclusion, Tatiana Vladimirovna focused on traffic rules: the prohibition of driving someone else's car (theft) and the need to be attentive on the road without headphones. The organizers expressed hope that such an open conversation would help the children consciously build their future without offenses.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/vko-bilim/press/news/details/1202034?lang=kk