Investigating the Social Capital of the Police and its Impact on Public Security

The police, as one of the public institutions, is one of the important pillars of any government and as one of the social subsystems. Creating social security is one of its main tasks. Providing security requires several factors, one of which is the social capital of the police. As social capital is a resource that is available to organizations and individuals in order to achieve goals, so it plays an important and sometimes necessary role in the formation and consumption of social capital. The overall purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social capital and security with three dimensions of awareness, trust, and operational participation. The crime incidence index was considered for public security. This research was conducted using a questionnaire for data collection. The data was collected according to the proportional sampling method. The statistical populations were all individuals over 18 years. 500 individuals were selected in Tehran.   The results of the study indicate that there is a correlation between police social capital and public security. Among the three dimensions of social capital studied in this study, the two dimensions of police trust and partnership with the police have a positive and significant effect on social security. Also, awareness of police activities affects public security, and in general, the amount of police social capital affects public security.