Sociology of MedicineSociology of Medicine1728-28102413-2942Eco-Vector3852710.17816/socm38527The characteristics of attitude to the issues related to health safeguarding among juvenile delinquents in penitentiary facilityFilippovYu Nprofphilippov@inbox.ruAbaevaO Pabaevaop@inbox.ruPolyantsevA Spasta65@mail.ruAgafonovaE Aelena555125@rambler.ruFilippovU N-AbayevaO A-PolyantsevA S-AgafonovaE A-1506201091485021072020Copyright © 2010, Eco-Vector2010The article deals with the issues of health safeguarding among juvenile delinquents serving sentence in penitentiary facilities. The comparative analysis is presented relating to the attitude to the health safeguard issues and the need in medical care among adolescents from penitentiary facility and students form schools and specialized schools of city of Nizhny Novgorod and Novgorodskya oblast. The study results testify the meaning of educational and explanatory activities among juvenile delinquents for the purpose of adaptation this group of children to the full-fledged life in society.under-age patientpunishment execution systemнесовершеннолетний пациентсистема исполнения наказаний[Хачатурян С. Д., Галич Т. В. Экономическая ресоциализация несовершеннолетних осужденных, совершивших преступления против собственности: Учеб.-метод. пособие. - Владимир, 2009.][Голик Ю. В. Комментарий к Уголовному кодексу РФ. - М., 2008.]