Evaluation of the results of criminal interventions in sexual violence cases:Redefining justice for victims of sexual violence

According to empirical studies, legislative discourse efforts in the context of formal mechanisms of justice; have not been sufficient to effectively support victims of sexual violence. As such, transcending the justice needs of sexual violence victims beyond the limited capacities of the criminal justice system will make a clear and comprehensible shift in response to sex crimes in most legal systems. The results of this paper, which is qualitative and descriptive-analytical, Using one of the most common means of data collection, namely interviews with 20 judges (Criminal Court of Tehran province) and 15 sexual crimes victims along with a multi-year study of the different branches of the Criminal Court, indicate that Justice from the perspective of victims of sexual violence corresponding to the components of restorative justice as another mechanism of justice and Judges in the current state of the criminal justice system of Iran, apply existing criminal policies on sex crimes with an attitude and restorative lens.