فصلنامه پژوهش های دانش انتظامی
سال شانزدهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 64، زمستان 1393)

Continuous monitoring is the most important role of police in reducing crime. In fact the observant eyes on the security of urban and regional environments can lead to elimination of required environmental conditions for offense commitment. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between police observation in the urban and regional environments and crime reduction. In terms of methodology this study is a descriptive-analytic research. The statistical population of the study included 1547 prisoned criminals in the prisons of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province. 290 prisoners were selected as the sample of the study using Cochran formula. To analyze the data, Kruskal, median, and Chi square tests were employed.Findings and The findings indicated that most of the offenses of the province were robbery and drug use. The crime rates of Shahrekord city based on the population and area is higher than other cities. There is not a significant difference between the cities of the province in terms of the type of committed crimes; but there is a significant relationship among variousindicators of the police supervision including number of stations, police presence in urban areas, the incidence of accidents and police presence, police patrols and the type of committed crimes.

The quality of in-service personnel’s security education for preventing vulnerabilities and security and non-security threats is one of the major concerns of security officials. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of I.R.I Police in-service personnel’s security education using Kirkpatrick’s model. In terms of its objective, this study is of an applied research type and in terms of methodology it is a descriptive-survey research. To assess the reaction, learning and performance a questionnaire and military training graduates’ report cards were employed. The statistical population of the study included the under training in-service personnel in Valiasr Training Center and pervious in-service personnel and their immediate commanders in Tabriz. For level-1 assessment, 200 individuals were selected based on Cochran formula; for level-2 assessment, the report cards and for level-3 assessment, 200 individuals were randomly selected. Findings and The trainees evaluated the general and behavioral competence of the professor at very good and average levels, the contents of security training at very good level, and the trainings time at average level, respectively. At level-2, the trainees’ learning score is 91.65. In evaluating the performance change rate, both immediate commanders and trainees evaluated the effectiveness of personnel’s and individuals’ security courses at very good and average levels, respectively.

The I.R.I Police mission is to maintain order and security and public and individual peace and to protect the Islamic revolution achievements in the realm of the Islamic Republic of Iran. One of the most important issues for public safety threat, is corruption, particularly economic corruption, therefore fighting against this corruption is one of the most important duty of police. This attempt is feasible when the society’s response in the form of penal policy is properly set up and run. The main objective of this study is to explore and explain the shortcomings of penal policies of Iran in response to the economic crime relying on police missions. In terms of its nature, the present study is of a descriptive-analytic research type and in terms of objectives it is of an applied research type. The documents of this study are research activities in the field of subject and laws related to economic crimes which have been ratified and implemented since 1933. Due to the lack of coherent penal policy to economic corruptions, these policies would lead to less debilitation, punishment, and reform of criminals. Therefore, special and general prevention of corruption is not done in an appropriate manner and due to that, police and other criminal justice agencies’ efforts would be ineffective and finally the police mission in maintaining security and protecting Islamic revolution achievements would be challenged.

In order to maintain order and security, law enforcement officers are allowed to use weapons in carrying out assigned missions, but sometimes their shooting might be contrary to the provisions and lead to civil and criminal liability. The present study aimed to determine the factors affecting the occurrence of inadvertent shootings carried by Tehran Police Command Staff. In terms of its objectives, the present study is of an applied research type and in terms of methodology it is of a descriptive-survey research type. The statistical population included 2500 police stations’ administrative staff of Tehran Police Command. 333 individuals were selected as a sample of the study using simple random sampling method. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire and they were analyzed using SPSS software and t-test. The research findings indicated that education weakness, poor weapons and equipment, the police specific mission characteristics, mismanagement, adverse environmental conditions, uncertainty and lack of knowledge about laws and regulations, and individual characteristics are effective in employees’ inadvertent shooting. The adverse environmental conditions had the most and education weakness had the least impact on inadvertent shooting.

Scientific progress is the result of a coordinated and coherent process that stems from research. Inorder to accelerate the movement of amin Police University towards this perspective, this reseach attempts to design and develop an appropriate strategy for research and development using an appropriate model of strategic planning. In terms of its objectives, the present study is of an applied research type and in terms of methodology it is of a descriptive research type. The statistical population of the study includes 80 decision maker managers who have all been questioned. The data were collected using questionnaire. To formulate the research and development strategies the IE and SWOT matrices were employed. To determine the status of the university in terms of research and development, the sum of the final internal and external factors was placed in major strategy matrix. It was also determined that the status of the university was in the initial transgressive position meaning the superiority of strengths over weaknesses and opportunities over threats.

Today, the tourism industry has been developed and the demand for tourism is on the rise, but the arrival of tourists to a region not always have positive effects and this arrival would leave some negative effects, too. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of tourism on the crime rate in Mazandaran Province. In terms of its objectives, the present study is of an applied research type and in terms of methodology it is of a descriptive research type. The research analysis unit is Mazandaran Province. All of the required data were obtained through secondary data during 5 years (2006–2010) and they were analyzed by SPSS software. The research findings indicated that the tourists’ arrival to Mazandaran Province was ascending in 2006–2010 timeframe in a way that the number of incoming tourists was increased form 14 million in 2006 to 18 million in 2010. In these years (2006–2010), the crime rate was also in ascending way and this trend was more prominent from 2008 until 2010. The research also showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between social disorganization and the number of tourists and crime rate.

Since public places are considered as factors for the occurrence of urban abnormalities resulting in the lack of security in the city, investigating the physical and social aspects of insecurity in public places is a necessary and significant matter. The aim of this study was to investigating the effect of physical and social factors on sense of insecurity in public places in Kermanshah City. In terms of methodology this study is a descriptive-analytic research and in terms of its objectives it is of an applied research type. The statistical population of the study included the citizens of Kermanshah City. Using Cochran formula and cluster sampling method, 322 individuals were selected as the samples of the study. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. Findings and The findings show that in terms of the sense of insecurity there is a significant difference among males and females in three groups of young, middle age, and adult people. There is a positive correlation between social and physical factors and the sense of insecurity in public places and the most impact on sense of insecurity in Kermanshah City’s public places is related to the physical factors and then to social factors.

Job satisfaction as an important factor that is effective in job success and leads to performance improvement should be taken into considerations by the managers. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational justice and its dimensions (distributive, procedural and interactional) with police personnel’s job satisfaction. In terms of methodology this study is of a descriptive-survey research type. The statistical population of the study included 249 security police staff in Mazandaran Province. The sample size based on Cochran formula is 152 individuals. The quota sampling method was employed for sample selection and the data were collected using a standard questionnaire. To test the hypotheses, the Pearson correlation coefficient, one-sample t-test and independent t-test were employed. Findings and The findings indicated that with the presence of justice, police public security and intelligence personnel’s job satisfaction increases in their workplace. In other words, the more justice (distributive, procedural and interactional) increases in the organization, the more the rate of job satisfaction increases among police public security and intelligence personnel.