Preventive measures regarding juvenile crime

The article talks about the conditions that can serve as a good motivation among minors to commit a criminal offense. The author states that the negative influence of peers can have a detrimental effect on a minor, therefore, in this case, even children from well-off families are at risk if the parents failed to react in time. An important aspect of the research is the determination of the situation in higher education institutions regarding the proper control and implementation of educational measures that can reduce the risk of juvenile delinquency. According to the results of research, the scientists came to the conclusion that it is precisely in institutions of higher education there may be favorable conditions for the growth of juvenile delinquency if it is not countered. The article reveals the question of the stages of juvenile delinquency divided into four main areas: accidental - when a child falls into an unfortunate coincidence of circumstances and, not realizing all the consequences, may break the law; unstable – sometimes a certain situation pushes teenagers to commit theft, such as poor financial security or a strong desire to get something; negative - children who are characterized by extremely aggressive behavior and a negative personality orientation, as a rule, is caused by a certain psychological trauma; malicious - juvenile criminals with a persistent, antisocial personality orientation. The article describes the causes of juvenile delinquency and identifies their main factors. It was determined that minors are characterized by underdeveloped psychological and physiological states, lack of experience in social communication, and the ability to correctly assess life situations, in particular from the point of view of the law. It is substantiated that the consequences of psychological trauma of children of war related to the armed conflict may manifest themselves over time, which will lead to an increase in the number of intentional murders under aggravating circumstances, hooliganism, serial rapes, qualified and especially qualified robberies, kidnappings, extortion combined with violence, illegal possession of vehicles and other violent crimes.