Moscow youth non-governmental organizations as a youth behavior regulator

The Russian youth of today are inhomogeneous in terms of their composition, deeply polarized as to their social, national and ethnic characteristics and have unequal opportunities for starting their lives and careers.   The objective of this research is to identify the preventive influence of youth non-governmental organizations on the illegal activities of students and reduction of the manifestations of destructive behavior patterns. The obtained results have shown that the general mood of participants of youth non-governmental organizations consists in preservation of the identity of each non-governmental organization, defining it as a unique establishment with its own elaborated solutions and effectiveness. It has been found that the main focus areas of Moscow youth non-governmental organizations are very diverse and embrace nearly all spheres of social life