Legal-Criminological Pathology of Cyberspace Refinement in Iran

The most common strategy to prevent cybercrime in Iran is to refine content. However, filtering is not consistent with criminological knowledge approaches and contradicts the natural rights of citizens, including the right to liberty, equality and the right to security. The findings of this research show that the high use of filtering results in "civil disobedience," "society laziness in protecting morality," "generalisation of crime," and "juvenile delinquency and victimisation". The findings of this research show that the high use of filtering results in "civil disobedience," "society laziness in protecting morality," "generalisation of crime," and "juvenile delinquency and victimisation". There are already some levels of these unfavourable outcomes in Iran's cyberspace. The conclusion and theory of this article is that sustainable prevention of crime in cyberspace is realised when crime prevention is planned in a "right-wing paradigm" through "community measures" and with respect for individual rights and freedoms. Therefore, it is suggested that by moderating the policy of filtering in the current way, a participatory prevention pattern is implemented so that citizens of cyberspace follow the issue of prevention as a right (the right to cultural participation).