Modern Jurisprudence and Law

Modern Jurisprudence and Law

Criminology of Metaverse (Virtual Reality) Crimes and Strategies for Reducing Them

Document Type : Original Article

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Master's degree in Criminal Law and Criminology, Sari Azad University
10.22034/jml.2025.725343
Abstract
New technologies have created conditions for the modernization of various forms of social relations using virtual reality and metaverse technologies, which require the regulation of legal relations beyond traditional rules, and the development and updating of laws in the field of legal responsibilities of the metaverse is essential. The metaverse, as the electronic society of the future, does not yet have clear legal boundaries, and it is the duty of lawyers to determine legal powers for virtual reality environments. Society must answer these questions regarding the feasibility and necessity of regulating the metaverse: what crimes can be committed in the metaverse, what considerations does criminology include in this area, and how can crimes committed in the virtual reality space be dealt with? This research will answer these questions. The research approach is descriptive-analytical, and the collection of materials is done in a library manner
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