Iran and the UK Criminal Policy in Preventing Cyber Crime

Aganj, Mehrvarz; Sheikhol Eslami, Abas; Valipouri, Masoume

doi:10.22034/jccj.2023.397972.1270

Iran and the UK Criminal Policy in Preventing Cyber Crime

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mehrvarz Aganj ¹

abas sheikhol eslami ²

masoume valipouri ³

¹ PhD Student, Criminal Law and Criminology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Law, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. (Corresponding Author)

³ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/jccj.2023.397972.1270

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Criminal Policy

Prevention

Cybercrime