Abstract
Purpose of the study. The issues of prevention of offenses are among the topical, attracting the attention of not only scientists, but also practitioners. The current Federal Law No. 182-FZ of 23 June 2016. "On the basis of the system of prevention of offences in the Russian Federation". (hereinafter - the Law) is considered as the basic normative legal act regulating only some aspects of prevention of offences. The purpose of the study is to identify and determine gaps in the legal regulation of prevention of offenses. Conclusions. As a result of the analysis of the content of the Law, law enforcement practice, official statistical data characterizing prevention activities, the authors presented a general characteristic of the noted Law, recognizing it not only as a modern legal basis for prevention of offenses, but also as a basis for formation of criminological legislation. Also the authors highlighted a number of problems of law enforcement of the Law that need to be resolved, including: lack of indication in the law of current contemporary criminal threats, such as prevention of destructive behavior and criminal subculture among youth, ensuring information security, etc.; terminological ambiguity that prevents uniform interpretation; legal uncertainty of the established system of prevention accounting; lack of consolidation of victimization prevention provisions in the Russian Federation
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