Analyzing the service experiences of border guard commanders in preventing the crimes of duty employees (case study of South Khorasan province)

Today, a major part of the armed forces is made up of soldiers and conscripts, who always work together with other armed forces to create order and security. In the meantime, one of the various manifestations of institutional evasion is the crimes of duty employees, which occur due to several factors. Therefore, the current research seeks to explore the service experiences of border guard commanders in the prevention of crimes by duty employees in South Khorasan with an exploratory approach. 

This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of method, and it is categorized in qualitative research according to its nature. The participants of the research to analyze the service experiences of border guard commanders in crime prevention were the managers and law enforcement experts related to this issue, which was conducted using a semi-structured interview, from 31 experts and related experts, until the theoretical saturation of the interview. In order to increase internal and external validity, expert participants were used. Thematic analysis method was used to analyze the textual data. 

According to the results of the research,; The most important situational prevention of border guard commanders from the crimes of duty employees; including identifying and eliminating cases that facilitate crime; trainings based on diverting criminal thoughts; regulatory solutions; and social prevention, including; improving social interactions; improving the working environment; Elevating the personality of soldiers and criminal prevention of border guard commanders from the crimes of duty employees include: correct, logical and legal treatment of criminal soldiers.

The obtained results indicate that border commanders should take appropriate measures for all three types of prevention with a comprehensive and balanced approach in order to achieve the goals of preventing soldiers' crimes. In addition, the use of social prevention programs can be included in the priority of prevention measures.