Comparative Assessment of Drug and Psychotropic Crimes in Iran and the United Kingdom

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Yahya Kamalipour ¹ , Bagher Shamloo ²

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Received: 2020-06-27 Accepted : 2020-06-27 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: Iran, drugs, criminal policy, Psychotropic Drugs, United Kingdom,

Abstract :

Yahya Kamalipour[1]  Bagher Shamloo [2]   Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the comparative assessment of drug and psychotropic crimes in Iran and the United Kingdom. In Iranian law, the criminal policy governing drug crimes is based primarily on government, official, and repressive responses. In English law, a relatively more flexible procedure has been adopted, and except in a few cases, the legislature has not resorted to punitive penalties, such as the death penalty, in response to drug offenses. Medium-term imprisonment is the main punishment for most drug offenses in the UK. However, in both legal systems, there are minimal similarities, including the widespread use of the power of imprisonment to respond to drug offenses. So the question is, what is the difference between punishing drug and psychotropic crimes in Iran and the United Kingdom? [1] - Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan Branch, Rafsanjan, Iran, [e-mail] [2] - Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan Branch, Rafsanjan, Iran Corresponding Author, [e-mail]