Regional aspects of countering the distribution of criminal subculture in the youth environment

The article analyzes the regional specific features of counteracting the negative influence of the representatives of criminal environment on young people. The research subject is the regional specifics of the development and genesis of criminal subculture, and the measures taken in the prevention of destructive phenomena in the adolescent environment. We have used a dialectical approach to the study of social phenomena, which makes it possible to analyze them in their historical development, as well as comparative law, special criminological, documentary, sociological and other research methods within the framework of this approach. As part of study, we have analyzed the conclusions and proposals of scientists and researchers in related fields on similar issues, including the phenomenon of youth gang, which took place in Ulan-Ude (1960s - late 1980s).