Prevention and Suppression by Law Enforcement Officers of Minors' Deviant Behavior

Misconduct of minors has certain specific features. This fact is clearly demonstrated in the prevalence of certain types of antisocial and asocial actions of children and adolescents. The above persons under the age of 18 are in the process of becoming a personality, which is accompanied by dynamic changes in life views and guidelines. The appearance of deviant acts as a kind of signal about the potential vulnerability of these individuals to the implementation of illegal and criminal ideas in the future. In this regard, the close attention of law enforcement agencies to the problems of deviant behavior and its large-scale distribution among modern children and adolescents is justified. The purpose of the present study is the analysis of topical issues of prevention and suppression of deviant behavior of minors by law enforcement officers. The author comes to the conclusion that the modern system of law enforcement agencies provides for many mechanisms for preventing and suppressing the deviant behavior of minors, which seems to be quite justified, since at various stages of the formation of their personality, a prompt response from the competent services may be required. It is noted the need to take into account current trends in the spread of deviant behavior among minors in the activities of law enforcement officers whose competence is considered the stated issue. Attention is focused on the need for close cooperation between law enforcement agencies and educational institutions, as well as various public organizations in the prevention and prevention of deviant behavior of persons under the age of 18.

deviant behavior, illegal activities of minors, suppression of offenses and crimes of minors, law enforcement agencies, preventive and preventive activities