Published: 15 January 2014
The article deals with the theoretical questions of prevention of the offenses using the legal means. The analysis of the concept of legal means to prevent, types of the legal instruments and principles for their application. We consider the etymology of the analyzed concepts. Certain aspects of the topic of this research on various areas of the public relations at various times attracted the attention of scholars and practitioners. The particular theoretical and methodological significance in the study of the subject are the works of S.S. Alekseev , S.N. Bratus’, Yu.M. Kozlov, B.M. Lazarev. The author shows e different points of view of the scientists, such as D.A. Kovachev, V.N. Kartashow, M.I. Baytin. These views are studied, analyzed, on the basis of their works the author gives his evaluation of the investigated phenomena. While working on the article, the authors used the general scientific and public-scientific methods of learning.