Comparative Criminal Jurisprudence

Comparative Criminal Jurisprudence

Social Prevention of Corruption

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD Student of Criminal Law and Criminology, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
3 Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
10.22034/jccj.2023.384209.1186
Abstract
Corruption has existed as an inescapable and uncommon phenomenon among all societies from the past to the present and it seems that wherever there is some degree of authority, corruption is an inescapable thing. Corruption is one of the problems facing the administrative system that has many negative social, political and economic consequences. The question of the article is, what are the social prevention mechanisms of corruption? The hypothesis of the article is that the development of citizens' awareness and participation is the most important social prevention mechanism against corruption. This article is descriptive and analytical and has investigated the question by using the library method. Social prevention is one of the types of non-criminal crime prevention that plays an important role in controlling and reducing crimes. The findings indicate that the growth and promotion of collective awareness, cultural development, civil participation of citizens, the active role of social networks and phenomena such as whistle-blowing are among the most important social prevention mechanisms against corruption.
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Volume 3, Issue 3
Summer 2023
Pages 1-11

  • Receive Date 02 June 2023
  • Revise Date 12 August 2023
  • Accept Date 08 September 2023
  • Publish Date 23 September 2023