Non-criminal interventions in supporting working children and adolescents Case study of Shogh Zendige Complex in Mashhad

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1 Assistant Professor in Criminal Law and Criminology. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

2 PhD Student in Criminal Law and Criminology. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

10.30497/flj.2025.247498.2125

Abstract

Economic exploitation of children and adolescents is a topic that has attracted less research attention. Therefore, the present paper has examined the conditions prevailing over child and adolescent victims through the lens of the crime of economic exploitation and within the geographical scope of Mashhad city. Since this small group is considered the breadwinners of their families, they do not face their families preventing them from working. However, human resources are considered among the most important assets of the country, and paying attention to their conditions will ultimately lead to the improvement of the situation of society in the future. Mashhad District 5 Prosecutor's Office (Shogh Zendighi Complex) is one of the specialized judicial authorities in Mashhad city that specializes in handling minors and the disabled. In order to explain the procedures of Shogh Zendighi Complex in supporting child victims, the present study has selected ten cases with the theme of economic exploitation of children and adolescents and examined them using the method of content analysis. The findings of this study show that the cases presented in the Shogh Zendig Complex support working children and adolescents in four areas: psychological, medical, economic, and cultural. For example, holding counseling sessions, providing educational conditions, providing family livelihoods, and medical care are among the interventions that are carried out under the supervision of the judicial authority in four different areas. Overall, the measures taken in this complex have resulted in the fact that supportive interventions for children and their families have led to a reduction in the number of working children and control of economic exploitation of children in the city of Mashhad.

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Biannual Journal of Family Law And Jurisprudence

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Available Online from 07 June 2025

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