The Application of Preventive Measures Against Minors in the Romanian Criminal Procedure Code

Abstract: Preventing and combating juvenile crime is a constant concern in modern criminal justice systems. In Romania, the Criminal Procedure Code distinctly regulates the application of preventive measures against minors, taking into account the specific nature of this category of perpetrators. In the context of a constantly changing society, in which minors are increasingly exposed to negative influences and risks of a criminal nature, the issue of their preventive application on them acquires particular importance in the criminal process. The Romanian criminal justice system, aligned with international standards on children’s rights, has developed a legislative framework that aims to combine the efficiency of the act of justice with the need for protection, re-education and social reintegration of the minor who comes into conflict with the criminal law. Keywords: Detention, Preventive Arrest, House Arrest, Judicial Control