Project management as a tool in prevention of juvenile delinquency

Abstract

Problems of prophylaxis against crime among minors, interaction of the authorized bodies, parents and other persons responsible for education of children are analyzed in the article. Authors note that globalization considerably strengthens action of crime in this sphere and, therefore, introduction of new approaches on their prevention, including application of project management is required. Experience of the Republic of Kazakhstan on introduction of project management in public administration, including in activity of bodies of prosecutor's office is briefly described in the article. Thus, the separate example of use of basics of project management in prevention of teenage crime, starting with conducting of the criminological analysis and decision-making in the choice of preventive methods on eradication of these illegal acts; and also what negative and positive aspects prosecutors have faced in this direction. Strengthening of responsibility of authorized bodies, parents and also their activization (diligence) and unity during implementation of the project is noted in the article. Also the successful result of implementation of the Project “On Counteraction to Offences in Educational Institutionsˮ, and persuasion of local bodies about the importance of the matter and allocation of the significant funds for equipping of all schools of the regional center with video surveillance is described. Authors assess behavior of people during project implementation and their interest based on the theory of “Hawthorne effectˮ. Authors believe that the main role in rise in crime among teenagers is linked with wrong choice of measures for their prevention, lack of criminological researches and also regulating norms of interaction between parties responsible for education of children.