THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DISTRICT COURT IN THE SOCIAL PREVENTION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
The article analyzes the place, role and main tasks of the court as the most important subject of social prevention of juvenile delinquency in modern conditions. The relevance, relevance and interest of minors in carrying out social and preventive measures within the walls of the district court is emphasized, where they are introduced to the real criminal cases of peers who have chosen the path of serving their sentences in penitentiary institutions. The main results of an empirical study conducted in October-December 2021 on the basis of the Oktyabrsky District Court of Irkutsk, consisting of two stages, are presented: 1) testing on the topic «Teenager and the law» in order to determine the level of legal literacy of minors, 2) a questionnaire aimed at evaluating conducted by the district court with the participation of a psychologist of “Center for assistance to children left without parental care, Right Bank district of Irkutsk” preventive measures according to the program drawn up in March 2019 as part of the social project «Under the Sky of Repentance» on the initiative of the Irkutsk Regional Court and the Irkutsk regional branch of the Russian Association of Judges LLC. The respondents were students of the 9th grade general education institution aged 14-15 years (N=70). Practical recommendations aimed at legislative consolidation of the status and definition of the content of the court's activities as a subject of social prevention of juvenile delinquency were also formulated.