Recurrence of thefts in the system of acquisitive crimes and its prevention

The article focuses on the status of acquisitive crimes in Russia, including the territory of the Siberian Federal district. The article presents points of views of different scientists, makes the analysis of criminal cases considered by the Octyabrsky District Court of Novosibirsk in 2011-2014 against perpetrators of repeated thefts, describes the main types of thefts in the Russian Federation and their share in the overall structure of crimes, reflects the main reasons for their occurrence and objects of theft, analyzes the thefts of other people’s properties committed in complicity, as well as crimes that have not been completed for reasons not depending on criminals, i.e. attempted crimes. The article proposes effective measures to prevent theft, both at the level of the state and of the victims, includes recommendations for the protection of houses from burglars. It is recommended to revive by the government the pioneering institute in the primary education system of the country, to revive the national ideology and the devotion to the Homeland, law and society, conscientious attitude to labour and public property, the development of spiritual culture, to organize leisure and instill moral and ethical norms of behavior of juveniles.