Iranian Association of Cultural Studies & Communication Society Culture Media 2322-3855 10 38 2021 05 22 Situational crime prevention mechanisms in the advertising business in Iran Situational crime prevention mechanisms in the advertising business in Iran 91 112 136302 FA Maghsoud Zavvar law,humanity faculty,azad univercity,maragheh,iran Babak Pourghahramani department of law 0000-0002-0431-933X Journal Article 2018 07 03 Today, the impact of the commercial advertising industry on the economic and social areas is undeniable. Given this role, the possibility of abusing this industry, is always available to the offenders. Therefore, it seems necessary to create prevention mechanisms, especially situational prevention mechanisms, for these crimes. The present article, which aims to study the mechanisms of situational prevention of crime in commercial affairs, and is written in a library, analytical, and descriptive manner, has come to this conclusion that the importance of advertising in the legal system of Iran has not been properly institutionalized for legislator. And because of the lack of comprehensive and constitutional law in this regard, a sufficient and enough precautionary criminal policy has not been formulated for crime in business affairs. While, with the situational prevention mechanisms,such as monitoring and inspecting the operation of advertising agencies, organizing policy makers, explicit advertisements, identifying interested enterprises on commodities, promoting media literacy etc. Without resorting to oppressive politics, we can prevent the occurrence of crimes in commercial affairs. Today, the impact of the commercial advertising industry on the economic and social areas is undeniable. Given this role, the possibility of abusing this industry, is always available to the offenders. Therefore, it seems necessary to create prevention mechanisms, especially situational prevention mechanisms, for these crimes. The present article, which aims to study the mechanisms of situational prevention of crime in commercial affairs, and is written in a library, analytical, and descriptive manner, has come to this conclusion that the importance of advertising in the legal system of Iran has not been properly institutionalized for legislator. And because of the lack of comprehensive and constitutional law in this regard, a sufficient and enough precautionary criminal policy has not been formulated for crime in business affairs. While, with the situational prevention mechanisms,such as monitoring and inspecting the operation of advertising agencies, organizing policy makers, explicit advertisements, identifying interested enterprises on commodities, promoting media literacy etc. Without resorting to oppressive politics, we can prevent the occurrence of crimes in commercial affairs. https://www.jscm.ir/article_136302_16963b9ad17f9c91e58f78323b6b6745.pdf