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The article discusses the issue of the reaction of the system of administering justice towards juveniles who violated the law and social norms. Based on the objectives of the Act on proceedings in cases involving juveniles, contained in its preamble, the author makes a brief analysis of the applied measures of care and rearing in relation to minors, with a particular emphasis laid on those rarely pronounced. As it is clear from the analysis, they are measures that meet educational and rehabilitative functions. She also draws attention to the binding principle of individualism which should be a factor in mobilizing judges of family courts to adjudicate means that are adequate to the offense and the individual minor. In addition, the paper draws attention to the lack of precision of the notion of “demoralization” that can cause anxiety among judges in evaluating its degree.