Investigating Internal Measures of Police for Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)(Case Study: Prevention Police of Tehran Bozorg)

One of the methods of crime prevention, which is socially and economically less costly and helps to prevent crime more fundamentally, is crime prevention through environmental design that is less well-considered and used in our country. The purpose of this study is to use the measures of this type of preventive measures by the police, by reviewing the current situation and providing appropriate strategies for achieving the desired conditions. This research is descriptive-analytic in terms of orientation.The statistical population is the scientific law enforcement experts in the city of Tehran. For accurate interviews and achievement of the research framework, according to the scientific and practical records, , 15 police experts and 117 academic expert people were selected to answer the questionnaire. Inferential analysis was performed using statistica software. Most police interventions of environmental design based on personal minded practices and sometimes hierarchy-coordinated actions that may be largely influenced by changing each leader. Internal Police Policies on crime Prevention through environmental design Fighting crime considering the mentioned priority from the point of respondents views include: promoting the internal organization of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, improving and introducing new preventive measures in this field and implementing internal measures for Environmental Design. Considering that internal interventions related to environmental design affect various sections of the prevention police in Tehran Bozorg, the announcement of coordinated internal regulations for environmental design by the central prevention police is one of the main steps that is essential for internal actions. In order to increase the success of internal measures of prevention police for environmental design,following elements  must be considered: appropriate organizational structure, forecasting of required credits and funding, and training of specialist personnel in the NAJA Prevention Police Programs and as a consequence, in the relevant specialized training programs (Prevention Police of Tehran Bozorg) .