Conceptual Model of Factors Affecting Crime Reduction in the Suburbs of Mashhad

This article is the result of a research that has been conducted with the aim of processing the conceptual model of factors affecting crime reduction in the suburbs of Mashhad. The research is exploratory, its approach is qualitative and its method is three-phase Delphi. The statistical population of the study is 25 qualified people who have been purposefully and judiciously selected from among experts. By reviewing and studying various theories, models and patterns related to the research topic along with collecting and reviewing the background and history of research and also using three-phase Delphi, the required data were collected and analyzed and then the conceptual model is drawn.