Document Type : Research Article
Author
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Shiraz University
Abstract
Although there are rich sources on the approach of the Law on the Protection of Children and Adolescents passed in 2010, there has been insufficient research on the issue of abandoning criminal acts against this vulnerable group. This study, whose method is descriptive-analytical and whose data collection tool is library, seeks to answer these questions: What are the examples of abandoning criminal acts considered by this law and the conditions for their fulfillment? How proportionate are the prescribed penalties to their severity? What other examples of negligence on the part of those responsible for children and adolescents that have not been recognized as crimes? The findings indicate that failure to provide opportunities for education, negligence leading to physical, sexual, and psychological harm, and negligence towards risky situations have led to the criminal liability of parents and other persons with responsibilities towards the aforementioned individuals. However, the legislator's approach faces two problems. First, it does not criminalize some important omissions, such as negligence leading to drug addiction or running away from home. Second, it provides for less than deterrent criminal responses, such as a felony of the eighth degree for negligence resulting in sexual harassment of any level.
Keywords
- children and adolescents
- parents and legal guardians
- other persons
- refraining from criminal acts
- Criminal enforcement guarantees
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