Prioritizing Factors Affecting Sexual Victimization of Children and Identifying Personality Characteristics of Sex Delinquents in Iran

Priorización de los factores que afectan la victimización sexual de los niños e identificación de las características de personalidad de los delincuentes sexuales en Irán

• Sahand Mahdavi Zargar Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6562-3220
• Shahla Moazami Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-6137
• Shadi Azimzadeh Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6418-6014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.52

Palabras clave: niñez y adolescencia, victimización sexual, factores efectivos, proceso de jerarquía analítica, derecho iraní

Resumen

El aumento de la comisión de delitos sexuales en Irán destaca la necesidad de más esfuerzos para diseñar estrategias para la prevención y reducción de tales delitos. En consecuencia, la presente investigación tuvo como objetivo identificar los factores que afectan la victimización sexual de niños y adolescentes, así como identificar las características de personalidad de los delincuentes sexuales en el sistema de justicia penal de Irán. El método de investigación es de diseño mixto en cuanto a la naturaleza de los datos (cualitativos y cuantitativos) y práctico en cuanto al propósito. La sección cualitativa ha revisado la literatura previa y la sección cuantitativa se ha beneficiado del proceso de jerarquía analítica (AHP). Esta investigación ha utilizado las opiniones de 13 expertos en el campo de los delitos contra la niñez y la adolescencia, y 43 agresores sexuales. Los hallazgos llevaron a la identificación de seis factores (social, económico, psicológico, legal, ejecutivo, mediático) que son efectivos en la prevención de niños y adolescentes abusados sexualmente en Irán. El rango más alto está relacionado con los factores económicos y sociales, y el rango más bajo está relacionado con los factores mediáticos.

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