Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD Student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Shahr-e-Quds Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Quds, Iran
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PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology, Assistant Professor, University of Science and Culture, Department of Law
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PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology, Professor, University of Tehran, Department of Law
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PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology, Assistant Professor, Shahed University, Department of Law
Abstract
Children and adolescents are in a much more sensitive situation than adults due to their specific age, physical and mental conditions. Therefore, cases such as delinquency require special and different measures. Therefore, in this study, the aim is to examine the role and authority of the competent authorities in the preliminary investigation of juvenile delinquency in the two criminal systems of Iran and the United States, to clarify the structure of this issue and to find out their differences and determine that the two countries What strategies have been adopted to improve the investigation of juvenile delinquency in the preliminary investigation stage? The legal articles of the two countries' procedures that are related to the issue have been reviewed, and at the end of the research, suggestions have been made to modify the duties and apply all the principles contained in the lawJudicial recourse has been envisaged at various levels to address all the crimes committed by these individuals, and of course in cases where a child is detained for delinquency, the arresting officer must immediately understand the juvenile in a comprehensible manner, of legal rights. He should inform and immediately inform the Attorney General and the parents, the juvenile guardian, the custodian of such detention
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