The theme of the research topicality is determined by socio-economical and political situation in Russia, the result of which has become the increase of number of different forms of juvenile deviations. Analyzing individual, psychological and pedagogical, socio-psychological, personal and social factors the author emphasizes their close correlation in formation of deviant behaviour. The author of the article gives the results of empirical research of social and personal characteristics of young men with delinquent and normative behaviour.