Teacher and psychologist as two independent procedural figures of criminal proceedings

The relevance of the scientific article is not in doubt, due to the need to create a friendly justice in relation to the minor. The article deals with the problems associated with the need to distinguish the role and functions of a psychologist and a teacher as two completely independent procedural figures. Theoretical and practical justifications of participation of the psychologist and the teacher in criminal proceedings are analyzed. The difference between the above-mentioned procedural figures is emphasized. Attention is focused on the need to take into account the difference between psychological and pedagogical knowledge. The article uses the following research methods: General dialectical method of cognition, as well as General scientific and private scientific methods: formal logical methods (analysis, synthesis, concretization, analogy), methods of comparative research, formal legal. The article concludes about the invaluable role of a psychologist and a teacher, while the author distinguishes the above-mentioned procedural figures. In addition, the author substantiates the contradictions arising in theory and practice at the choice of a psychologist and a teacher in criminal proceedings. At the same time, the author emphasizes that the psychologist and the teacher perform various functions, both in the preliminary investigation and in the trial of a criminal case involving a minor.