Duties and Responsibilities of Victim in the Criminal Policy of Islam

Abstract

Criminological studies focusing on the victim has paid attention to the rights of the victim and his support for half a century.The result of this approach is the adoption of international regulations, including the declaration of fundamental principles of justice for the victims of abuse of power, in support of the rights of the victims.This is while the doctrine ofcriminal policy of Islam has paid attention to the victim for centuriesand in proportion to his role in the occurrence of the crime, both rights and privileges have been considered for him as well as duties and responsibilities have been assigned to him.In the meantime, what has been neglected or overlooked in victimology studies so far is the discussion of the duties and responsibilities of the victim and the role of these duties and responsibilities in the managing delinquency and victimization.The present article is a research about the duties and responsibilities of victim in the criminal policy of Islam, which was carried out with a descriptive and analytical method and citing authentic religious sources.The result is that victim assignments are a part of the criminal policy of Islam, which is designed to control crime, prevent victimization and support the victim. These assignments have a wide scope that includes before, during and after the victimizationand it turns the victim into a constructive actor in this field.