Investigating public participation methods in preventing Home burglary (Shahrekord case study)

The aim of this study was to investigate the methods of public participation in the prevention of home burglary (Shahrekord city case study). The present research is practical in terms of purpose, combined in terms of research method and in terms of data collection method is a field (survey) research. In this study, firstly, interviews had been used to identify the components of participation in three categories: public consultation, accompaniment and social learning with a questionnaire which was developed and implemented. The statistical population in two qualitative groups was 14 experts in the field of police performance and 175 persons were defined quantitatively. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive and survey statistics were used to analyze the data. In the qualitative part, the data were compiled by categorization, organizing and coding methods. Findings showed that in the component of accompaniment 14 items, consultation with people 6 items and social learning 5 items were categorized. The results of examining the hypotheses showed that there is a significant relationship between public participation in the three components of public consultation, accompaniment and social learning in the prevention of burglary. The findings of regression analysis indicate that public and component participation is able to predict 26.4% of burglary prevention. The results showed that strengthening public participation and components including consultation with the public, accompaniment and social learning can be effective in preventing theft.