Iran and the UK Criminal Policy in Preventing Cyber Crime

The issue of crime and its prevention has always been a challenge in every community and state. The emergence and advancement of information and communication technology has brought tremendous changes and great achievements. Nowadays, most economic, social and cultural activities are somehow dependent on computers and online communication networks, and consequently, the areas of criminal behavior have also changed more widely and varied. This paper which has been written by descriptive and analytical method has concluded that in Iran and the UK, criminal policy in preventing cybercrime is often focused on legislative criminal policy and preventive measures are mainly concerned with situational prevention of these crimes.