NGOs can play an important role in criminal policy and assist ofcial insttutons in this regard. Nowadays, in many juridical systems around the world, NGOs can take steps at all stages from crime discovery to criminal prosecuton and enjoy equal rights and responsibilites with the main partes to the lawsuit. Iran, also inspired by other countries, has taken steps in this regard, including Artcle 66 of the Criminal Procedure Code of 2013, which permited NGOs to be present at the hearing. In criminal law politcs, NGOs can play a role in criminalizing and changing the attude of the people and the legislatve body and in creatng crime and social reacton. In the area of executve criminal policy, NGOs can also be effectve in cases where compromise can be an objectve example of a partcipatory criminal policy and can play an important role in crime preventon
