The courts reaction to offences committed by juveniles

The article is a summary of research that have been conducted in Institute of Justice Ministry of Justice. Paper is shared on three short part: description the researched sample, collected evidence and the analysis of the factors influencing the judge’s decision. It allowed to answer on the three basic questions: who were juveniles to whom the court has applied the strictest measures mentioned in the article 6 of the Act on proceedings in juvenile cases, what evidence had the juvenile court used in taking a decision in relation to a specific person and how decisions issued by the court were consistent with the recommendations of the „supporting institutions”.