Document Type : Research Paper

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Abstract

According to social constructionism, crime is a social phenomenon that has
not necessarily independent objective existence outside the human mind and
what counts as crime varies depending on who is defining it. Therefore, in
relations among people, we face with construction of ‘social reality of crime’.
By adopting a moderate view of social constructionism and using social reality
of crime theory, this article discusses on the fact of criminalization process in
Iran. This theory (social reality of crime) believes that formulation and
application of criminal law, development of behavior patterns in relation to
criminal definitions and construction of criminal conception are products of
shareholders’ action that seek to ensure their domination and interests by
affecting the criminal process. The study of proceedings of committees, public
sessions of parliament, official discourse of criminal policy actors and
comments of religious entrepreneurs shows that at least in some areas of
criminalization in Iran, social constructionism theory has dominated
criminalization process and mentality of its actors.

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