Citizen participation, approach on idea Community police (With emphasis on Community-oriented police of Iran and America)

Crises of criminal justice systems to deal with crime and criminals, give rises to pay attention to citizen’s participation in the programs resulting from criminal policy. Attention to participation of citizens in the criminal justice process, in fact a return to the traditional approach of authoritarian police that is the result of a confrontation with crime, according to the principle of citizen interaction. The amount of these contributions is close relationship with criminal systems communities, so that in countries with societal criminal policy unlike authoritarian states have welcomed the cooperation of citizens to establish public security. The purpose of writing this article Analysis of historical developments applied on the police and the impact of this transformation on the amount and forms of citizen participation with the aforementioned reference. Theoretical studies indicated that before the Islamic Revolution 57 years, there is little attention to the contributions of citizens and after this period has been guided more cooperation, But After the adoption of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1392 by delegating some powers of enforcement to citizens, we are Witness a new approach to the concept of citizen participation in the process of discovery and prosecution of perpetrators. In this regard, Study Findings of the legal system of America In this context Makes the issue is richer.