I.R.I Professional Police Training Strategic Models Based on Content-Based Variables

This study aims at presenting I.R.I Professional Police training strategic patterns based on content-based variables. The raised questions are as follows: 1. What are the content-based variables involved in I.R.I professional police training from experts’ perspectives? 2. What are the constituent elements of content-based variables in I.R.I Police? 3. What are the characteristics of I.R.I Professional Police training strategic patterns based on content-based variables? The statistical population of this study contains all of the commanders, assistants, heads of departments, and the experts of I.R.I Police training centers and university. Due to the limited population the data collected in a complete participation and in two experimental groups: 1. The scholars and the experts, 2. The specialists and training managers in I.R.I Police. The main data collection instrument for analyses and presenting strategic model is a researcher-made questionnaire. This questionnaire is derived from the qualitative section of the research and its questions address the assessment of the current and desired conditions of the content-based variables involved in I.R.I professional police training in a 0-10 scale. In order to analyze the statistical data, the obtained data were compiled in the main table and then the data were analyzed by SPSS 18, Statistical 8, Lisrel in two parametric and nonparametric units via exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory analysis, and path analysis. The results showed that from experts’ perspectives the four variables of mission and vision, objectives and strategies, laws and regulations and organizational culture are considered as content-based variables involved in I.R.I Professional Police training strategic patterns. The results generally showed that there is a gap between the desired and current conditions in all the different levels of the police professional strategic model and among the content-based variables, the vision element has the largest proportion in police professional strategic model.