Comprehensive Criminalization System in the Iranian Police

Undoubtedly, criminalization has principles and rules that provide the context for scientific discovery of crimes within the framework of a comprehensive system in a structured, progressive and court-friendly manner. The present study seeks to design and outline such a comprehensive system for criminalization in the Iranian police.

In terms of descriptive-analytical nature, using research technique and from a methodological point of view, this research is a "mixed" research of the "exploratory" type, which has been done in both quantitative and qualitative ways. Participants in the qualitative section include experts and experts in the field of criminology who were determined based on the principle of theoretical saturation and using purposive sampling. The statistical population in the quantitative section was proportional to the categories related to the crime detection mission using Morgan table, numbering 73 people and using stratified random sampling method. The method of data collection in the qualitative stage is documentary using in-depth and semi-structured interviews and in the quantitative part is done in the field and through a researcher-made questionnaire. The analysis of the data obtained in the qualitative part is done using the content analysis method and in the quantitative part, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and finally structural equation path analysis have been performed.

Based on the results of the research, the five dimensions of structure, content, environment, trends and technologies for designing a comprehensive system of criminalization in the Iranian police were identified and its factors and components were identified in terms of importance and priority.

While identifying and enumerating the dimensions, components and indicators, the final model of the proposed comprehensive criminalization system was presented and confirmed to the Iranian police.