The concept of the formation of socio-personal viability in adolescents with deviant behavior

The paper critically reviews the concept that focuses on the formation of social and persona; viability in adolescents with deviant behavior. Rely on extensive scholarly literature published in Russia and abroad, the authors describe the concept and its essential features. Additionally, statistical analysis of the distribution of pedagogues of pupils of four special closed educational institutions for students with deviant (socially dangerous) behavior according to the levels of social and personal viability is used to illustrate the concept