The role of police cultural capital in the public security of border residentsThe case study of border residents of Ilam province

Using the capacity of cultural capital is one of the important strategies in order to achieve organizational goals. The most important goal of forming a police command is to establish order and security and provide individual and public comfort in the country, which lies in the concept of public security. Therefore, it is necessary to scientifically study the role of the cultural capital of the police in order to achieve its main goal, which is to provide the public security of the society.

This research was done with descriptive survey method. Its statistical population is the border residents of Ilam province over 18 years of age, 375 of whom were surveyed by simple random sampling. The information was obtained through a researcher-made questionnaire and the hypotheses were checked with a simple linear regression test.

The general security of the border residents is influenced by the cultural capital of the police with coefficient of 0.348. The physical, individual and organizational dimensions of cultural capital with the coefficients of 0.304, 0.284 and 0.244 have an impact on public security, respectively. The physical, individual and organizational dimensions have the greatest impact respectively.

Considering the impact of the cultural capital of the police on ensuring the public security of the border residents, the police organization should formulate and implement specific policies and programs to develop and increase the cultural capital of the police, focus its priorities on all aspects of the cultural capital and use this capacity to increase public security and use it to improve its performance in carrying out the main mission.