THE CURRENT STATE OF CRIME AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF KAZAKHSTAN

In the presented article, the authors consider the main reasons on the basis of which children and youth commit crimes in our country. The analysis of unfavorable life situations, as well as the living conditions of children and adolescents, allows us to conclude that the negative factors taking place in our society become the basis for the formation of future adult criminals. Juvenile delinquency is the main indicator of the social and moral state of the country's population. The fight against general crime in Kazakhstan can be effective only if timely preventive work is carried out to reduce the level of juvenile delinquency. In the modern world, the types and methods of committing crimes by minors have undergone significant changes in the direction of their complication. Children and youth delinquency are characterized by special cruelty, mercenary orientation and organization, which makes them dangerous for citizens. The article examines and analyzes the current state of children and youth delinquency in Kazakhstan. Based on the above official statistics, the dynamics of crimes committed by minors in Kazakhstan is monitored, in the period January of this year in comparison with previous similar periods.

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