Juvenile delinquency has been explicitly documented since the organized societies of the 18th century and from early on, it has been incorporated into the letter of Criminal Law. In the past, juveniles convicted of serious crimes were subject to the full force of the law in the form of punitive measures. However, in the course of the history of civil society and the evolution of Penal Law, the European legal systems have developed security mechanisms that offer young offenders a second chance to repent and reform through a range of more rehabilitative and restorative approaches. In particular, Criminology has analyzed in depth the possible multifaceted situational and personal factors that lead young offenders to illegal activities. Although there have been made sincere efforts to eliminate such acts through the administration of juvenile justice, juvenile delinquency continues to reach alarming rates across Europe. By understanding the typology of the committed crimes and the real motives behind unlawful behavior, this research paper aims to explore juvenile delinquency in recent years. After examining a number of case studies in Europe, this paper focuses on the ways to effectively tackle juvenile delinquency under today’s living conditions. Regrettably, the current era is characterized by an insufficient discourse on this pathological phenomenon, resulting in a lack of comprehensive information. For this reason, the aim of this research paper is to accumulate recently collected data in combination with older findings on the subject and to conduct a sociological review.