An Analysis of Robbery (Case Study: Tehran Prisons)

In this research we tried to find the most important reasons of committing robbery. In fact in this research we were about to find which variables have more effect on this crime. The study sample of this study was selected from robbers of in Tehran prisons. A sample of 180 robbers was selected which consisted of two groups including 90 persons. The first group was the robbers and the second one, as the control group, consisted of 90 nonviolent thieves. Assessment instrument was Interview and questionnaire. In one hand, the results show that there is correlation between robberies and family disorganization, deviant environment, childhood experiences of violence and humiliation and religious and moral beliefs of the individual. On the other hand, there is no proven relationship between robbery and economic situation.