Сrime and its prevention at rural areas of the Krasnodar territory and the Republic of Adygea

Russian criminal science is traditionally based on the assumption that crime is inherent primarily in cities, where various methods of ensuring public safety should be tested and preventive programs should be implemented. Crime in rural areas in general, and in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea in particular, is an understudied social phenomenon which is of interest to the scientific community, as well as to the practitioners of law enforcement agencies. The present research deals with criminological study of qualitative and quantitative indicators of crime in rural regions, its causes and conditions, as well as preventive activities of internal affairs bodies and assessment of the effectiveness of measures taken to eliminate or neutralize illegal activities. The analysis of the specified characteristics served the foundation for substantiating a number of preventive measures, taking into account regional features as well as local cultural, ethnic and religious ones.