Culmination of Law

Culmination of Law

The need-rights model in dealing with sexual abuse of children and adolescents with the criminalparticipatory policy approach

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. Student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor of Department, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/thdad.2024.2012279.2576
Abstract
Children's rights have become increasingly significant in recent years, to the point where doing so is necessary to promote both their intellectual growth and emotional health. The most vulnerable members of society are always the young, and protecting their rights, interests, and dignity from public anger surely requires additional support from parents and institutions in charge of developing regulations. New anomalies have also emerged as social interactions have changed, and both their occurrence and importance have changed. Features for the implementation of restorative justice programs in cases of sexual violence in Iran's judicial discourse are evaluated on the basis of the research's empirical findings. The reaction to sexual crimes has changed in line with the components of criminal-participatory policy in most legal systems, which is given the criminal justice system's limited ability to satisfy the demands of these victims. Empirical research show that the official judicial systems' legislative rhetoric is insufficient to effectively safeguard children who have been sexually abused. The creation and distribution of 100 questionnaires to social workers, families with minor children, and people under 18 revealed that restorative justice's requirements are met by a victim-centered approach to the needs and interests of victims of sexual assault. This study's findings are descriptive-analytical in terms of its kind, level of excellence, and methodology. They concurred in certain situations (lack of active force in this field, absence of formation of specific institutions needed by law), which resulted in the non-implementation of restorative justice, although having differing viewpoints on the consequences.
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    The need-rights model in dealing with sexual abuse of children and adolescents with the criminal-participatory policy approach

     

    Abstract:

     

    Children's rights have become increasingly significant in recent years, to the point where doing so is necessary to promote both their intellectual growth and emotional health. The most vulnerable members of society are always the young, and protecting their rights, interests, and dignity from public anger surely requires additional support from parents and institutions in charge of developing regulations. New anomalies have also emerged as social interactions have changed, and both their occurrence and importance have changed. Features for the implementation of restorative justice programs in cases of sexual violence in Iran's judicial discourse are evaluated on the basis of the research's empirical findings. The reaction to sexual crimes has changed in line with the components of criminal-participatory policy in most legal systems, which is given the criminal justice system's limited ability to satisfy the demands of these victims. Empirical research show that the official judicial systems' legislative rhetoric is insufficient to effectively safeguard children who have been sexually abused. The creation and distribution of 100 questionnaires to social workers, families with minor children, and people under 18 revealed that restorative justice's requirements are met by a victim-centered approach to the needs and interests of victims of sexual assault. This study's findings are descriptive-analytical in terms of its kind, level of excellence, and methodology. They concurred in certain situations (lack of active force in this field, absence of formation of specific institutions needed by law), which resulted in the non-implementation of restorative justice, although having differing viewpoints on the consequences.

    Keyword:

    Sexual victimization, restorative justice, children and teenagers, criminal-participatory policy, desirable model.