The Status of Attorney-Ship in Crime Prevention

Abstract

Nowadays, crime prevention has achieved an important status in criminal laws so that it has become a priority for communities to fight against delinquency. This important issue which is the result of efforts by criminologists, jurists and other connoisseurs of social issues has been always emanated from this thinking that prevention is better than treatment. Crime prevention not only prevents crimes and victimization but also improves social security and helps sustainable development of nations. Effective responsible crime prevention promotes citizens’ life quality and it requires the participation and contribution by all levels of the government in order to pave the way and develop an ambience in which public organizations and all sectors of social society including lawyers could play their ole in crime prevention better and to mitigate the risk of crime occurrence as well as its potential impacts on individuals and societies through influencing over different factors. Attorney ship is a special job with distinguished social status and numerous civil, legal and professional responsibilities. Anyone is aware of the importance and necessity of attorney ship, its effectiveness and its explicit and implicit roles in defending the rights of people and citizens as well as the selection of judiciary attorneys among people with scientific and specialized competencies. In this vein, attorney ship entity in Iran and the world is based on approved international documents, legal norms and law enforcements recipes and its legal aspects should be developed over time commensurate to social needs and requirements as well as the rights of people and this profession.