Constitutionnalization of Crime Prevention Law in Iran

Abstract

AbstractCrime prevention is of the main strategy in criminal policy which hasbeen always paid attention for the purpose of controlling the criminalactivity. The significance of the strategy is so considerable that theprevention of crime has been officially recognized beyond the Acts ofparliament i.e. constitutional law. This policy has led to provide the“Constitutionalization of crime prevention law".In law of Iran, this strategy stays with the specific status according to theCouncil of Experts in the form of several principles. In fact, the prevention ofcrime has received special attention through some principles ofconstitutional law which has made the institutes responsible to take theaction in the framework of policies revolving the crime prevention. Thisarticle attempts to examine the Constitutionalization of substantive law (A)and the Constitutionalization of procedural law (B) in the area of preventionof crime.

Keywords

• keywords: crime prevention
• constitutionalization
• growth-oriented prevention
• society- oriented prevention