The Relationship between the Role of Police and Feeling of Security in the City of Isfahan in 1388

The feeling of security is what one experiences when he/she feels protected from threats that stem from governmental and nongovernmental agents which target people’s life، property، thought and ability to participate in favorite gatherings or maintaining such gatherings. This study aims at determining the role of police and feeling of security in the city among Isfahan citizens. The theoretical framework of the study includes sociological theories and the schools related to them. The method of this study was survey as well as library research (documental method). The population included the citizens of Isfahan in 1388. The sample includes 384 cases which were selected using Cochran s clustered formula in district 3 of Isfahan. We used SPSS&Amos18 in order to analyze the data. The most important finding of the study is a meaningful relationship between the role of police and feeling of security among Isfahan citizens. But with regard to the significance of each one of the dimensions، there is a meaningful relation between police seriousness and the intellectual dimension of security، police performance and financial dimension، collective dimension of security and police capability with collective and intellectual dimension of security. The data did not reveal a meaningful relation with other dimensions. Furthermore، the model of structural equation of the study indicates the confirmation of gathered data within the theoretical framework applied.