TY - JOUR T1 - The Study of Hefty Dowry Demand and its Role in Causing Crime: A Case Study of Manujan, Iran AU - Kermaninejad, Mojtaba Mohammadi AU - Afsharipour, Gholamreza JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 12 SP - 3032 EP - 3033 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.3032.3033 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.3032.3033 KW - Hefty dowries KW -causing crime KW -violence against women and children KW -discontinuing paying the alimony KW -transaction in order to avoid liability AB - Today, the suitable dowry is the one that the male can afford to pay. Regardless of the negative effects of this tradition from moral viewpoint, hefty dowry may also legally lead to negative consequences. One of the very negative consequences of hefty dowry is causing crime; therefore, this study tried to examine the direct relationship between the increase of hefty dowries and the increase of committing crimes such as violence against women and children, discontinuing paying the alimony and transaction in order to avoid liability. Using library resources, questionnaire, interviewing with judges of Manujan, Iran who were the statistical population of this study and also analyzing the statistical, it was concluded that the hefty dowries which are demanded to strengthen the foundation of family have directly or indirectly created several problems for the families and society. ER -