FEATURES OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR IN STUDENTS
The research paper conducts an analysis of one of the types of deviant behavior of young people - delinquent behavior. By analyzing different approaches of researchers to the definition of delinquent behavior, the author notes that the term of “juvenile delinquency” is referred to acts of young offenders with a view to identify the youth from the main mass and be able to treat them differently from adult offenders, and differences between delinquent behavior by criminal behavior are rooted in the gravity of the offense, the severity of antisocial character. The author draws attention to the mechanism of occurrence of delinquent behavior, points at drawbacks in educational institutions on the level of teaching the youth to have constructive behavior and do constructive activities.