1. Historical development of juvenile criminal law. Main features of the contemporary legal position of juveniles in criminal law. The concept of juvenile delinquency as a basis for regulating the criminal law position. 2. MINORS. Age categories of minors and penal provisions. General prerequisites for the application of sanctions. (educational measures, juvenile prison, security measures). 3. Procedural position of minors. Provisions on courts: youth courts (general provisions, organization, jurisdiction, and composition of youth courts). Proceedings against minors (general provisions, separate and unified proceedings, measures to ensure the presence of minors and other measures, preliminary proceedings, proceedings before the council, legal remedies, proceedings for the subsequent imposition of juvenile prison, and cancellation of the conviction). 4. Provisions on the execution of sanctions. 5. YOUNG ADULTS. Application of criminal law regulations. Criminal procedure provisions. Enforcement of sanctions. 6. CRIMINAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. International standards of conduct for criminal offenses against children. United Nations standards. Council of Europe standards. Conventions and guidelines of international organizations and associations. Criminal offenses of sexual abuse of children (rate, movement, and characteristics of perpetrators of these criminal offenses and individual criminal offenses from this sphere). Criminal offenses against marriage, family, and children (rate, movement, and characteristics of perpetrators of these criminal offenses and individual offenses from this sphere). Other criminal offenses against children (rate, movement, and characteristics of perpetrators of these criminal offenses and individual offenses from this sphere) Particularities of criminal proceedings against child victims of criminal offenses and injured parties (general provisions on the conduct of proceedings, rights of child victims and injured parties according to Croatian regulations, examination of child victims in previous proceedings and during criminal proceedings, support for child victims).

After completing the course, the student will be able to: 1. Describe the historical development of the special criminal law position of young offenders , 2. Define basic terms specific to juvenile criminal law, 3. List and analyze universal standards on the protection of children and minors from neglect and various forms of abuse, 4. Categorize and interpret individual criminal acts from this sphere, 5. Argument the results of selected relevant research in the subject area and interpret them,