Hadzhiyska-Yosifova, Petya2025-01-232025-01-2320242367-5314https://doi.uni-plovdiv.bg/handle/store/544The article contains a legal analysis of various types of non-penal measures against juvenile offenders. Emphasis is placed on the possibility of expanding the field of application of educational measures against minor defendants, considering the best interest of the child when determining them. In the context of the issue under consideration, the European standards in relation to children`s justice are indicated. Individual decisions from the practice of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Bulgarian courts were discussed. Keywords: educational measures, public danger, minors, crime, legislative changesothereducational measurespublic dangerminorscrimelegislative changesArticle