Social and legal support of college students: results of innovative activities

The article describes the results of the innovative work of the South Ural Multidisciplinary College of the city of Chelyabinsk to solve the problem of reducing delinquency among students. The authors note the relevance of the study, based on the statistical data of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. The purpose of the innovative project was to improve the educational process, which ensures the prevention of negative forms of deviant behavior and offenses among students. As a mechanism for achieving the goals of the project, a system of social and legal support for students was developed and implemented, which ensures the adjustment of the value field of a young person through legal education. The article presents the stages of implementation of the action plan of an innovative project, shows the role of the psychological service of a professional educational organization, describes the means of legal education of students in a specially created socio-educational environment of the organization, presents the results of the activities of the teaching staff in the social and legal support of students.