Studying the Factors Effective on the Social Adaptability of the Transferred Law Enforcement Forces to the Host Society Abstract

Increased adaptability of the transferred law enforcement forces to their new place of service as one ofthe methods in management of human resources is effective both on their job performance and decreasedvulnerability of them and their families. Based on this fact, the present research studied the factors effective onthe adaptability of the transferred law enforcement forces to the host society. Survey methods was used in theresearch. Based on disproportionate stratified random sampling, the results were gained by analyzingcomplementary questionnaires administered to a statistical sample of 300 individuals selected from the lawenforcement forces transferred to Hormozgan province. The results showed that 68% of the respondents ratedtheir adaptability to the host society low and only 8.3% rated their adaptability high. The results of theregression test confirmed the presented hypotheses. Based on the multivariate regression analysis, the pureeffect of the variable the degree of similarity and congruence between the host society with the society of originis higher than the independent variables. R2 determining factor estimated by regression model showed thatindependent variables explain totally 41% of the changes. Based on the research results, to increase theadaptability of the staff, family consultation with qualified experts, native employment, and organizationalsupport play key roles. Organizational support may include organizational housing, cooperation with otherinstitutions in providing the staff welfare, completing the psychological profile of the individuals andpsychological training and education of the individuals as they and their families may expect.