The adoption of the Federal Law “On Probation in the Russian Federation”, which has, among other things, a preventive nature, necessitates further development of legislation on combating crime on the example of the Federal Law “On the Basics of the crime prevention system in the Russian Federation”. The article, taking into account the introduction of the institute of probation in Russia, formulates the directions of development of this law: determining the forms of behavior of persons who are the subject of crime prevention, and the validity or unreasonableness of attributing to them non-fulfillment (evasion) of measures provided for by an individual program within the framework of probation; considering the extension of preventive measures to persons released from correctional institutions and correctional centers; comparative study of the legal status of persons in respect of whom measures of individual prevention of offenses are carried out, convicted persons and persons to whom probation is applied; expansion of the list of subjects of prevention and public organizations involved in this; etc. Separately, the need to study educational work as a means is highlighted: the prevention of offenses in accordance with the Federal Law “On the Basics of the crime prevention system in the Russian Federation”, the correction of convicts under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, as well as the correction of social behavior of persons in accordance with the Federal Law “On Probation in the Russian Federation” (a similar situation is with the provision of psychological assistance).