Problem Aspects of Preventive Activities Divisions for Minors

The main body in the Russian Federation that deals with juvenile affairs is the juvenile department. This unit is a structural unit of the internal affairs bodies and is engaged in the prevention of crime among young people. In this article, the author analyzed the legal framework governing the activities of the unit, preventive activities in relation to minors in the Russian Federation. Prevention, preventive activity acts as a leverage that can prevent delinquency of minors, minimize the level of deviant behavior of minors, the level of crime and delinquency among them. The division for juvenile affairs is engaged in early prevention and reduces administrative, criminal delinquency among minors. According to the statistics provided on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the number of crimes in 2021 involving minors decreased by 15.6% compared to 2020, with a decrease in the level of general crime in the Russian Federation in 2021 by 1.9% [8]. In many ways, this is the result and merit of the preventive work carried out by the juvenile departments[9]. Individual prevention with minors has a great impact on minimizing their deviant behavior, protecting the rights and legitimate interests of minors. Many authors have worked on the topic of prevention of illegal behavior of minors. The purpose of writing a research paper is to review the prevention activities carried out by PDN inspectors, in accordance with the Federal Law of June 24, 1999 No. 120-FZ “On the fundamentals of the system for the prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency”, Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia of October 15, 2013 No. 845 “ On approval of the Instructions for organizing the activities of the PDN of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation. The author concluded about the importance of the preventive activities of the PDN in the prevention of deviant behavior of minors, through the implementation of preventive measures for them to commit crimes and offenses. Attention is focused on the need for preventive work in three areas: general, group and individual. Based on the analysis of the regulatory framework governing the activities of the PDN, it is noted the completeness of its legal regulation, the positive result of the preventive activities of inspectors for minors, the combination of psychological, legal and pedagogical principles in the activities of the PDN.

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