widespread arrests of teenagers are carried out by the State Security Forces

widespread arrests of teenagers are carried out by the State Security Forces stationed on Mashad’s main streets. 
These forces, who wear official and civilian clothes, are all equipped with batons, walkie talkies and hand cuffs. They walk among the people and especially the youth and take any boy or girl whom they determine has unsuitable hair, beard, clothes or appearance to a number of cage-like buses or mini-buses which are parked exactly at the intersections. They are permitted to use any kind of violence including using batons in the case of resistance. There are also a number of judges in the buses who quickly and in a matter of minutes issue sentences and order the transfer of the detainees to detention centers.