Vandalism and its management with the approach of psychological operations of basic culture

There have always been obstacles to creating social security in Iran. The purpose of this paper is to investigate vandalism and its management with the approach of basic culture psychological operations.

This article is an applied type that has been done by using theoretical and library studies in the research literature section and conducting expert meetings with an open handbook with twenty elites and executives in the field of security and culture. The validity of the questionnaire was obtained through five elites and managers in the field of security and culture. Finally, the results of theoretical literature and interviews are presented in the form of a conceptual model.

According to statistical cases, the root of vandalism behaviors is mainly momentary emotions, criminal history, economic issues, cultural poverty and illiteracy along with media provocations. The proposed conceptual framework with the findings divided into three levels: strategic, tactical and operational with a culture-based psychological operations approach can be a basis for the prevention and management of social protests in the future society of Iran.