The Policy of Paternalism and the Issue of Deviation during the 1960s–1980s in the South of Russia (through the Example of Greater Sochi)

Проблема совершения правонарушений несовершеннолетними имеет не только
современную актуальность и потребность обсуждения для российского общества, но и
необходимость анализа ее с позиции исторического опыта социально-правового
регулирования. Проблемы детской безнадзорности и правонарушений несовершеннолетних
в городе-курорте Сочи существовала и в достаточно благополучные по социальному климату
в доперестроечный период, характеризующийся политикой опеки, патернализма Советского
государства.

The state, as a social institute, undergoes amid political and social-economic transformations
not only the reformation of social relations but, as a reaction of these changes, causes the collapse
of existing social guideposts, norms, and ideals in society. This study is aimed at identifying the
major issues and shortcomings in the operation of the Soviet urban system of prevention of child
neglect and juvenile delinquency, identifying the social reasons behind the emergence of child
neglect characteristic of the resort city of Sochi, assessing child neglect issues, and coming up with
ways to resolve them for entities within the system of prevention of child neglect and juvenile
delinquency and other interest groups. The article is dedicated to exploring the issue of juvenile
behavior in the resort city of Sochi during the period of the policy of paternalism in the 1960s-
1980s.