Evaluation of Control Measures on Illegal Traffic in Taybad Border Regiment

The existence of long borders of Khorasan Razavi province with Afghanistan (297 km) and the topography of the land in the border areas on the one hand and the inadequacy of human and physical methods on the other hand indicate the inefficiency of border control. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the measures to control illegal traffic in the Taybad Border Regiment so that policymakers can be aware of the results of the measures, and have the correct orientation in spending funds and resources to control borders and avoid wasting resources. The research is descriptive-survey in terms of method and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the study was 85 commanders and managers of Taybad Border Regiment and the sample size was determined by Morgan table of 70 people. Data were collected by a valid researcher-made questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha 0.88) and analyzed using confirmatory structural equation and Pearson correlation tests. By examining the model by measuring the factor loads, the AVE coefficient for all structures was calculated to be more than 0.5, which indicates the high convergent validity for the research variables. The combined reliability coefficient for all structures is calculated above 0.7, which indicates the internal stability of the measurement models. The results of Pearson test also showed that the highest correlation (0.949) is between the component of social factors and equipment and technical and electronic devices and the lowest (0.192) is between the component of physical facilities and social factors. The results showed that physical and non-physical measures were more important in terms of evaluating control measures for illegal traffic in Taybad border area, respectively. And strengthening them can lead to better control over these traffic.