Fight Against Child Crime in the Krasnoyarsk Territory During the Great Patriotic War
The article written on the materials of regional archives analyzes the causes of child crime and mass homelessness during the war period. The evolution of state policy in relation to juvenile delinquents was aimed at their re-education and preservation as socially useful citizens of the Soviet country. However, on the ground, the implementation of this legislation was extremely controversial and not effective enough. The article analyzes the activities of state bodies and public organizations of the Krasnoyarsk Territory to combat child crime.The relatively stable level of juvenile delinquency in the region was due to the fact that the administrative authorities did not have enough staff and material means for systematic work to eradicate it. Due to the massive influx of the evacuated including the contingent of children in the region, the existing and newly opened children's institutions were in a difficult financial situation, so their pupils often joined the ranks of juvenile delinquents in the region. Non-governmental organizations dealt with the problems of street children and juvenile delinquents as part of interdepartmental commissions. The preventive work to prevent juvenile delinquency in the region during the war period could not be given due attention, it lacked material resources and people.