Security Sense in Dormitory Areas with Emphasis on Variables of Order and Social Control and individual components and Providing Practical Solutions to Improve the Space

Identifying factors affecting security and establishing a sense of security are prerequisites for any planning to improve the level of community security. Security can be analyzed at different levels, including social. The purpose of this research is to investigate the security sense based on variables of order and social control and individual components in the sample of University of Bojnord’s girl students’ dormitory-area.

The research is applied in terms of purpose and quantitative and survey in terms of implementation method. The research sample is estimated to be 278 people using Cochran's formula. A researcher-made questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. Data after Using Goodness-of-Fit Technique were analyzed firstly, by one-sample t-test and secondly, with the correlation and regression analysis method simultaneously.

The significant difference in the values of control and social order variables was proved by using the sample t-test. Considering the importance of individual components in the model, variables of family support, media, level of education, attitude towards the police, observance of hijab, adherence to religion and economic and social status, in total, explain 75% of the variance related to the variable "feeling-of-security".

Research variables have been identified and prioritized in two stages according to their significance, which somehow is influential in the girls' security sense in the dormitory area. The planning and design of dormitory spaces should provide a context for the safe women presence, and this will require more attention to meaningful and decisive variables by the responsible institutions.