THE STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TO THE LAW AND REGULATORY PROHIBITIONS AS A FACTOR OF ENSURING THE LEGALITY OF THEIR BEHAVIOR
The relevance of the analysis of the level of legal awareness of young people and the possibility of ensuring its law-abiding behaviour is not in doubt because of the relationship of the legal culture of this population with the future of the country. The results of a sociological survey conducted among students of Penza state university, allowed to determine the main factors affecting the choice of students of legitimate behaviour. Comparing the answers of respondents in the two samples held are law students and students in other specialties. It is concluded that the influence of prohibitions and liability on the behaviour of students demonstrates an inversely proportional relationship with the severity of the offense: the restraining power of the law is the higher, the less significant is misconduct. Their own internal beliefs (morality) keep the vast majority of respondents from committing serious crimes.