Police Social Interactions’ Constituents and Indices in Disciplinary Management of Crime Prevention

The present research has been conducted aiming at looking into the major constituents and indices of the paradigm of police interaction with the public in disciplinary management of crime prevention. As the supreme leader of Islamic Revolution emphasized utilizing societal capital capacity in maintaining public order and tranquility on one hand, and implementing master policies of police forces and putting an end to the one dimensional view regarding the issue of order and security on the other, one can notice the organizational and social aspects of the issue more than ever.

The present research is of applied type, and in terms of research methodology, given the research variables’ dimensions two

qualitative (exploration) and quantitative (survey) have been utilized. The under-survey population in the first method included 10 senior managers involved in crime prevention activities. Data was gathered through using deep interview. The under-survey population in the survey method includes the youth and ladies in Tehran city, selected through using Morgan Table. N=384, and they are selected through using cluster probable multi-stage sampling method. Needless to say that validity of the tools used for gathering data were confirmed through validity of their content and reliability through Cronbach alpha; and the relevant data were ultimately was analyzed through using SPSS.

The research findings indicate that the most important individual constituents of police such as neat clothing, nice appearance, communicative skills as well as using body language properly play a prominent role in police social interactions; however other organizational constituents such as facilities, equipment, and managerial resources and constituents including coordination among civil institutions and bodies, organization, planning and supervision and control are among other factors contributing to disciplinary management of crime prevention. Recommendations: while paying attention to the research findings, some substantial measures are recommended to be taken in line with establishment of coordination council to prevent crime all over police offices in cities and provinces aimed at improving structural status.