Seleh-e-Rehem; The Factor and manifestation of Crime Growth Prevention

Abstract

The high rate of child delinquency, which shows the possible rate of adult delinquency in the future, is a red flag for society officials and justifies the necessity of prevention measures. A type of delinquency prevention specifically focus on children is called developmental crime prevention. One of the mechanisms that can play a prominent role in realizing developmental crime prevention is Selai-Rahem or warm interactions in the kinship network. The question is how and with what mechanism can the child's crime be prevented or reduced? To this goal the concepts used and their relationship with each other will be clarified. Afterward, the criminological theories will be clarified and reviewed. Finally, by using the meta-analysis method, the major surveys conducted in this field are reviewed. The paper shows the preventive effect of Selai-Rahem on children's crime is confirmed by both the theoretical approach (theories) and practical approach (surveys). Based on findings, the governments of the Islamic states are proposed to use this enormous and costless capacity with a high impact in developing their countries' criminal policy.