Institutionalization of interagency interaction in the field of juvenile prevention as a condition for its effectiveness

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the institutionalization of interagency interaction in the field of juvenile prevention as a key condition for its effectiveness in contemporary security circumstances. The relevance of the selected topic is обусловлена the prolonged legal regime of martial law, the growth of social risks for children, the intensification of internal displacement processes, and the increasing level of social maladjustment of minors, all of which require qualitatively new approaches to the organization of preventive activities of public authorities. The purpose of the article is to clarify the essence and content of the institutionalization of interagency interaction in the field of juvenile prevention, to substantiate its system-forming significance for enhancing the effectiveness of the preventive activities of the National Police of Ukraine, and to identify the main directions for improving organizational and legal mechanisms of interaction under martial law and in the post-war period. The study analyzes the current state of interagency interaction between juvenile prevention units, local self-government bodies, child protection services, educational institutions, social and medical establishments. Based on the generalization of statistical data of the National Police of Ukraine and scientific approaches of domestic scholars, it is proven that the fragmentation and lack of systemic coordination in interagency interaction significantly reduce the effectiveness of preventive measures aimed at minors. An author’s definition of the institutionalization of interagency interaction in the field of juvenile prevention is proposed as a purposeful administrative and legal process of normative, organizational, and procedural consolidation of stable, mandatory, and coordinated cooperation among subjects of preventive activity in order to ensure effective protection of the rights and legitimate interests of the child. It is substantiated that such institutionalization ensures a transition from a reactive to a proactive model of juvenile prevention, focused on early risk identification and the prevention of secondary victimization of minors. Practical proposals are formulated regarding the normative consolidation of the mandatory nature of interagency interaction, the development of coordination mechanisms at the local level, the digitalization of information exchange, and the strengthening of responsibility of subjects of preventive activity. It is concluded that the institutionalization of interagency interaction constitutes a fundamental prerequisite for the formation of an effective juvenile prevention system capable of functioning under conditions of martial law and in the post-war development of the state.