In this article, the authors formulated scientific-theoretical, legal, and regulatory rules for functioning, defined and systematized subjects of prevention of criminal offenses in the field of official activities and professional activities related to the provision of public services vested with general powers.

The authors emphasize that the scientific and theoretical basis for preventive activities in this field focuses only on the role of individual subjects of prevention in certain areas of public life while bypassing system-forming matters. The practical embodiment of preventive activities concerned is presented in the existing developed system of subjects of prevention of criminal offenses. However, the level of the type of criminal offenses studied remains quite high. Thus, the study outlines the main scientific and theoretical concepts, justifies the need for a comprehensive legislative regulation of the mechanism of prevention by subjects of the general level, provides their features, analyzes their powers and functions in the systemic interconnection within the mechanism of prevention of criminal offenses, which aims to significantly reduce the level of crime in the field studied.

The article describes the subjects of prevention of criminal offenses in the field of official activities and professional activities related to the provision of public services. The activities of such subjects at the general level involve the implementation of state policy, the development and implementation of legislation, the activities of government bodies, public organizations, analytical centers, and the implementation of international crime prevention programs.

The authors conclude that measures of general social prevention are fundamental in the context of creating favorable conditions for overcoming crime in the field studied, mitigating harmful consequences for society. The article reveals a set of measures taken by state and municipal bodies, public institutions and individual citizens who ensure organization, management, coordination of preventive activities, perform other functions and statutory powers defined by law in order to protect rights and interests of individuals and legal entities in all spheres of public life.

Proper scientific and regulatory support for prevention activities of relevant subjects at the general level is the way to solve problems assigned, and adoption of a comprehensive legislative act should be the deliverable of such work.

Key words: subjects of prevention, general social prevention, criminal offenses, official activities, professional activities, public services.

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