Evaluation of crime prevention protective measures (Case study of Northern Khorasan province police headquarter)

This paper is an applied research which is developed in to assess protective measures of crime prevention. This research is descriptive and uses survey to gather the data. The population of this study included all Northern Khorasan province police headquarter staffs. 315 people were selected randomly using Cochran's formula. Data were collected through a self-made questionnaire that its reliability was confirmed by the numerical value of 0.892 using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The study variables were abnormal, so the data obtained through non-parametric binomial test were analyzed. The results showed that awareness of crime prevention classes is effective in order to prevent staffs' crimes- identifying staffs at risk, in staffs' crime prevention- appreciation and encouragement of good staffs and sending protective messages.