The aim of the work is to discuss the activities of the Police in relation to combating youth crime. Symptoms of social maladjustment among young people were characterized, and a number of factors shaping the social determinants of committing crimes among young people were indicated. The study mainly used research methods such as: critical analysis of the literature on the subject and synthesis. In today's world, juvenile delinquency is recognized as one of the most serious social threats. In addition to becoming the basis for many pathologies, it is also a profitable business for many organized crime groups. The real problem of social, but also criminal nature began at the moment when the "consumers" of crime became younger and younger people. The paper discusses the activities of the police in relation to combating crime among young people. The symptoms of social maladjustment among young people were characterized, a number of factors shaping the social determinants of committing crimes among young people were indicated. The paper uses mainly research methods such as: critical analysis of the literature on the subject and synthesis. It is indisputable that the prevention of juvenile delinquency is one of the important tasks of the social policy of the state, the educational system, social institutions and organizations, the judiciary and families. It is also widely believed that prevention is a more effective means of eliminating these phenomena than re-socialization activities when social maladjustment is already very advanced. Therefore, the focus of re-socialisation activities shifts from re-socialisation to prevention by increasing the care and educational activities, providing social support for children and their parents, and withdrawing from repressive actions to therapeutic and educational activities when dealing with dejected youth.