Entrapment on the Scale of Human Dignity: A Critique of the Political Philosophy of Police Action in Iran’s Criminal Justice System and Proposing a Model of Prior Judicial Supervision

Mozafari, Mohammad; Hedary Khormizi, Sayyed  Mohammed; Darabi, Shahrdad

doi:10.22034/ra.2026.2083812.3139

Entrapment on the Scale of Human Dignity: A Critique of the Political Philosophy of Police Action in Iran’s Criminal Justice System and Proposing a Model of Prior Judicial Supervision

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

mohammad mozafari ¹

sayyed Mohammed hedary khormizi ²

shahrdad darabi ³

¹ PhD Student in department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Qo.c., Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

² Assistant Professor of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Shahid Mahallati Faculty, Qom, Qom, Iran

³ Associate Professor of Law, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Qom, Iran

10.22034/ra.2026.2083812.3139

Abstract

Abstract

The phenomenon of "police entrapment," particularly when directed at blue-collar criminals, represents a critical nexus between "state authority" and "human dignity." This research seeks to answer: "What structural conflicts does entrapment targeting blue-collar criminals have with the four principles of Fitrah, inherent dignity, free will, and the prohibition of deceit in religious governance?" The findings reveal an inherent fourfold conflict: transforming government from a "gardener" to a "hunter" of the poor; reducing citizens to "easily accessible tools" for crime detection; creating "manufactured determinism" within conditions of deprivation; and violating the implicit covenant of honesty. Governmental jurisprudence confirms that active entrapment of blue-collar criminals lacks religious legitimacy. A comparative analysis of U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence in Sherman (1958) and Jacobson (1992) demonstrates that American legal doctrine has reached consistent conclusions. Consequently, a transition to "prior and active judicial oversight" is essential.

Keywords

Keywords: Entrapment

Blue-Collar Criminals

Human Dignity

Fitrah

Free Will

Governmental Jurisprudence

Prior Judicial Oversight.Governmental Jurisprudence (Fiqh al-Hukmah)

Prior Judicial Oversight

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