Research of Features Of Youth Vandalism And Development of Its Prevention Tools

Vandalism among young people is one of the urgent problems in the study of youth deviant behavior. Vandal activity arises as a result of the deformation of social interaction, which becomes fixed and turns into destructive actions of people trying to understand themselves in social space through this form of activity. The article is aimed at exploring the genesis of the behavior of vandals, as well as socio-psychological and individual personality factors in the formation of readiness for the destruction of public property and the property of others. The authors examine the specificity and intensity of vandal activity of adolescents and young people in the context of their environment, as well as individual characteristics that contribute to deviant behavior.