The Effect of Social Variables Related to Police on Sense of Social Security

Today, the importance of security for society is not hidden from anyone. Security has two objective and subjective dimensions (sense of security). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of social variables related to police on sense of social security in Hamadan province.

The research method was correlational and data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of this study consisted of all residents of Hamadan province. 576 individuals were selected using cluster sampling method.

The findings showed that the sense of social security in Hamadan province was at an average level with the mean value of 3.05. Respondents had the highest sense of security in terms of finance (3.17), life (3.137), occupation (3.008) and ethics (2.784), respectively. Findings showed the relationship between the variables of crime prevention by police (β = 0.27), police social services (β = 0.12), satisfaction with police (β = 0.15), police cooperation and participation (β = 0.23), trust in police (β = 0.10), and sense of anomie (β = -0.22) with a sense of social security. In multivariate analysis, the studied variables explained 47% of the variance in the sense of social security (  = 0.47).

Police social capital and police empowerment and social activity are directly correlated with increased sense of social security among citizens, and as these social variables related to police increase, citizens' sense of security increases.