Developments in the Legislative Criminal Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Prevention of Victimization Children and Adolescents

Violence against children is one of the issues that has a long history of humanity and in different periods of history has targeted children in different ways and unfortunately today as a growing phenomenon in societies it is called civilized appearance. Vulnerability due to physical weakness, young age, and shaky social status are some of the things that always put this group at risk of victimization. The purpose of this study is to historically review the laws and legislative criminal policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in preventing child and adolescent victimization and efforts to support working children, orphans and abused in society.

This descriptive-analytical study using library data has historically examined the laws of prevention of violence against children.

The research findings indicate that during the past decades, various laws have been passed in Iran to protect children and prevent their victimization, which have shortcomings every year.

The results of the research show that with the passage of time and the emergence of new social and cultural situations, criminal and legislative laws have been enacted to better prevent the victimization of working, vulnerable, homeless and abused children, including the use of helpers, structural changes. In the rules and approach of the police is specific to children.