Assessment Practices and Attitudes of Pediatric Tehran Court Judges to Jail Alternatives

This article with the sociological criminal approach to the study of children and adolescents under the age of eighteen who for some reason are placed in contact with the juvenile court pays. The research method is case study. The findings suggest that the juvenile court's ruling has two rather different approaches. A bunch of judge attitudes and performance is close to the restorative approach and the other categories can be seen as supporters of the punitive approach. From the first group are generally considered alternatives to imprisonment, and other punishments are capable of deterring crime. While the second group believe that alternatives to imprisonment are just some corrective measures that haven’t any inhibition and capabilities. There are also disagrees on the powers of judge. Some judges believe the law so the needs for social commentary while others believe in a literal interpretation of the law.