Department of Criminal Law and Criminology

Department of Criminal Law and Criminology is currently admitting students in Masters and PhD degrees. Due to the urgent need for training specialised graduates in the area of criminal law, the Department has ever since its establishment tried to offer relevant degree programmes to postgraduate students, turning the LPS Faculty into one of the most, in some cases the most, renowned Iranian institutes in the area of Criminology.

To date, there are 9 full-time faculty members teaching and researching in the Department. The faculty members are offering the latest advances in such areas as criminal law, criminology, and childrens and young adults rights. To date, a total of 269 students have been graduated from this department.

 

 

Degree Programmes

Below, the programmes offered in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology are introduced and specified.

 

Master's Degree Programmes

  • Criminal Law and Criminology: The Master's Degree Programme in Criminal Law and Criminology aims at preparing students and researchers for the market. Highly trained in crime and its various aspects, the Master's graduates in Criminal Law and Criminology should be qualified for such posts as police, courts, prisons, ministries, and other posts dealing with criminals. The high quality of teachings in the Department has been a reliable guarantee for the employability of graduates in the market. The MA Programme in Criminal Law and Criminology in Allameh Tabatabai University lasts for 2 years and students attend classes for a maximum of 16 weeks.
  • Criminal Law and Children: Due to their special physical and mental states, children and young adults need to be dealt with differently. The Master's Degree Programme in Criminal Law and Children was established to respond to the needs of these critical age groups. The high quality of teachings in the Department has been a reliable guarantee for the employability of graduates in the market. The MA Programme in Criminal Law and Children in Allameh Tabatabai University lasts for 2 years and students attend classes for a maximum of 16 weeks.

 

 

PhD Degree Programme

  • Criminal Law and Criminology: The PhD degree programme in Criminal Law and Criminology is offered in Allameh Tabatabai University for a period of 4 years, equalling 8 semesters.

 

 

 

Department Head

 

Dr Seid Mansour Mirsaeedi Dr Seid Mansour Mirsaeedi
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Faculty Member
Email Address: mirsaeedi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2459
Research Interests: General Criminal Law, Special Criminal Law, Criminal Jurisprudence.
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Faculty Members

To date, 9 full-time faculty members are employed and collaborating with the Department in providing educational and research services to the students and researchers. The faculty members of the Department are briefly introduced below. The names are sorted alphabetically.
For more detailed information about the faculty members, you can refer to ATUs SIMAP Portal.

 

 

Dr Tahmoures Bashiriyeh Dr Tahmoores Bashiriyeh
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from the University of Tehran (2006)
Faculty Member
Email Address: bashiriyeh@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2676
Research Interests: Criminal Psychology, Criminal Psychiatry, Criminal Sociology, Fundamentals of Law
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Dr Hossein Gholami Dr Hossein Gholami
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran (1999)
Faculty Member
Email Address: hossein.gholami@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2444
Research Interests: Criminal Policy, Criminology, Criminal Law, Human Law
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Dr Amin Jafari Dr Amin Jafari
PhD in Banking Law from University of Paris X, Nanterre (2013)
Faculty Member
Email Address: amin.jafari@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2675
Research Interests: Banking Law, Criminal Business Law, Criminal Banking Law, Business Law
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Dr Gholam Hassan Kooshki Dr Gholam Hassan Kooshki
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Shahid Beheshti University
Faculty Member
Email Address: kooshki@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2451
Research Interests: Criminal Law,Criminal Procedure,criminal Policy,Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice
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Dr Hasan Ali Moazen Zadegan Dr Hasan Ali Moazen Zadegan
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.
Faculty Member
Email Address: moazenzadegan@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2358
Research Interests: Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Criminology
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Dr Hassan Moradi Dr Hassan Moradi
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Faculty Member
Email Address: -
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2438
Research Interests: Crimes against Persons, Crimes against Property, Crimes against Public Safety and Comfort
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Dr Mohammadreza Rahbarpour Dr Mohammad Reza Rahbarpour
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from University of Tehran, 2011.
Faculty Member
Email Address: rahbarpour@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2445
Research Interests: Criminal Law and Criminology, Criminal Jurisprudence, Criminal Ethics and Philosophy.
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Dr Behzad Razavifard Dr Behzad Razavifard
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Universite de Poitiers, France
Faculty Member
Email Address: razavifard@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2428
Research Interests: Specific Criminal Law,International Criminal Law, Enviromental Criminal Policy, Criminology, Criminal Policy, Criminal Law for Children and Adolescents, Comparative Criminal Law
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