PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST THE PRISON STAFF
In this article, the author attempts a scientific and theoretical analysis of the ongoing work on the prevention of violent crimes against life and health as well as the management of convicted persons serving sentences of deprivation of liberty against the prison staff.. The progressive increase in prison crime, along with the decrease in prison sentences, necessitates work of the kind that should support the fight against prison crime. The development of measures to prevent crime in places of deprivation of liberty, especially socially dangerous acts that affect the life and health of staff members, clearly requires a thorough theoretical study. The success of prevention in practice depends to a large extent on its proper scientific support. At the present stage of the fight against prison crime, it is impossible to achieve significant results without using the achievements of criminological science. Criminological studies of various types of crime allow to focus on their specificity, peculiarities of the offender 's personality and allow to develop an effective preventive mechanism. The article proposes scientifically and practically justified proposals to amend the current criminal legislation.