STUDY OF LABELING THEORY WITH LOOK TO ISLAMIC SOURCES

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science,University of Tehran

2 Assistant Professor of Department of Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Theology, Yazd University

Abstract

Labeling theory is one of the most famous theories in criminology domain. The pivots of this theory consist of the role of power owners in definition of crime and determination of offender, effects of labeling and solutions for prevention of entering label. With study the pivots of labeling theory in Islamic sources, we observe that however there is no similarity between religious bases and bases of labeling theory, but entering label as a result of entering person to penal system is considered in Islamic trainings and solutions are anticipated in order to prevent entering label that among them we can point to ignorance of crime, forgiveness, repentance and intermediation.
 

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