Basics of Social Prevention in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Subject Areas : Recent Developments in public law

laleh  akefi ¹ (Department of law. faculty of humanities. Islamic Azad university. Shiraz. Iran.)
امیر  ایروانیان ² (گروه حقوق، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، شیراز، ایران.)
امیر  پاکنهاد ³ (گروه حقوق، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، شیراز، ایران.)

Received: 2022-09-23 Accepted : 2022-09-24 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: Growth –Oriented Prevention, crime, The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, social prevention, Community- Oriented Prevention,

Abstract :

Abstract Crime prevention is one of the main strategies in criminal policy which has been always paid attention for the purpose of controlling the criminal activity. The significance of this strategy is so considerable that the prevention of crime has been officially recognized beyond the Acts of Parliament i.e. constitutional law. Economic, social and cultural roots cause the emersion of the crime problem which the social prevention method seeks to identify and neutralize. This method is one of the best and most effective methods. Because fighting the cause is always better and more effective than fighting the effect. Social crime prevention is a strategy that in its current, simultaneously, with the recognition the basic social, economic and cultural rights of the citizen, prevention programs are enacted. The occurrence of prevention has requirements. Providing the basic rights such the right to engage in work, the right to adequate housing, the right to social security, the right to education and etc. are of these requirements. This article investigates the issue of social prevention of crime and its context in the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran using descriptive-analytical method.