SOCIETIES OF AGRICULTURAL COLONIES AND CRAFT SHELTERS IN SIBERIA (THE END OF XIX - THE BEGINNING OF THE ХХTH CENTURY): REALIZATION OF SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS

Abstract

The article is devoted to a problem of prevention of minor offenders and participation of the public in this process. Object of studying are Societies of agricultural colonies and craft shelters of the Siberian cities (Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk) at the end of XIX - the beginning of the 20th centuries. With attraction of scientific and publicity literature, documents from the State Archive of Krasnoyarsk Krai the actions of societies directed to establishment of corrective and educational institutions for the children and teenagers who entered the conflict with the law are analyzed. Financing sources, numerical and social composition of societies are defined and analyses, also strengths are shown their weak. Determinants of public work are considered through system of individual characteristics of the personality, an official position, financial position. At an assessment of a role of societies in prevention of offenses of minors, in general as necessary and positive, the factors much reducing them opportunities are noted.