Criminal Law
hosein mirzabeigi; daryosh bostani; Baqer Shamloo
Abstract
Houseof Corrections are among correctional entities,that with an approach of preventing crimes commission and correction and rehabilitation of young offenders,play a significant role in rehabilitation and eliminating dangerous states of young offenders.Considering the educational role of such entity ...
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Houseof Corrections are among correctional entities,that with an approach of preventing crimes commission and correction and rehabilitation of young offenders,play a significant role in rehabilitation and eliminating dangerous states of young offenders.Considering the educational role of such entity in rehabilitation of young offenders,while taking into scientific consideration such institutions,it is required to analyze the challenges they are facing.the present research aims to recognize and identify the treatment approach and correctional and rehabilitation policy of House of Correction in rehabilitation of young offenders.The methodology of the present research is based on qualitative method of grounded theory.Thirty teenagers based in Kerman Province Young Offenders Institution constitute the sample size of this research.To select the participants for this research,purposeful sampling method and maximum variation and theoretical saturation criterion were used.Upon,analyzing the data was resulted to creation of seven categories as follows:obligatory education,garrison space,being away from family,feeling prejudice and inequality,recreating rudeness,lack of supervising after exit and learning of criminality.the findings indicate that the plans and initiatives to keep and protect young offenders are far away from modern scientific approaches and adapting restrict protection policy,with no consideration to the needs of such kids and young offenders and providing required protections after leaving the institution and ignoring correctional and educational approaches,by no means can be resulted to rehabilitation and recovering the personality of young offenders.It is recommended that a map which specially focuses on modern approaches to restorative justice.amending and revising the articles of law related with mediationand the possibility of referring the cases associated with any crime committed by children and juveniles to merdiator to be drawn up.it is suggested that other programswhich are based on restorative justice,such as establishing rehabilitation social circles and participation of children in decision-making while focusing on keeping the best interest of the child in mind to be implemented
