Legal regulation of the activities of juvenile affairs units of the bodies of internal affairs: problems and prospects

The problem of combating crime, including juvenile crime, is one of the urgent problems of the modern Russian state. The article considers the issues related to the correctness of determining the scope of powers of juvenile affairs units of the bodies of internal affairs. The issues connected with the activity of these divisions are analyzed; the assessment of efficiency of their activity is given. The author substantiates the need to improve the work of these units and proposes some directions of this activity.