PREVENTION OF NEGLECT, DELINQUENCY AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE IRKUTSK REGION

The article is devoted to the study of the issues of crime prevention among adolescents in the Irkutsk region. The authors note that at present there is a tendency of a steady decrease in the number of officially registered crimes among minors in the Irkutsk region. There are several reasons for the de-crease in this indicator, including demographic, a certain level of latency of this type of crime and others. The analysis of the state of legality indicates an increase in cases of aggression on the part of students against peers and teachers, the introduction of prohibited items into schools in educa-tional organizations. In other words, the authors touch upon the problem of schoolshooting. Focusing on the modern criminological features of juvenile delinquency in this region, the authors talk about the need for further prevention of deviant behavior of children. In particular, the Prosecutor's Office of the Irkutsk region has now initiated the development and submission to the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk region of a draft regional law «About mentoring minors in the Irkutsk region». In addition, the authors draw attention to other normative documents with great preventive potential, for exam-ple, the Foundations of state Policy for the Preservation and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values, approved in 2022 by the President of Russia. In conclusion, the authors state the need for further continuous preventive work with minors.