Judicial Law Views Quarterly (Law Views)

Imprisonment is one of most severe punishments, which is the sanction of many of crimes in both England and Iran law. There exist some rules in England law for Imprisonment Sentencing, however there are not in Iran law. Iranian legislator has not anticipated any systematic, distinguished framework for the Imprisonment Sentencing. The rules of Imprisonment Sentencing in penalization stage contains of "Necessity of determining Imprisonment just for the serious crimes" with paying attention to the "Necessity of public protection", and in justice process, it includes the "principle of Impose Imprisonment just for dangerous criminals". Accordingly, this punishment should be determined just for dangerous criminals and for serious crimes, and just it is Necessary of public protection. Clasyfing the rules of Imprisonment determining and Sentencing in Iran requires definition of the specific structures to punishment determination and codification of laws that elaborates the status of the Imprisonment in the punishments category.