Time Management Challenges in Crime Detection with Emphasis on the Interaction between Police and the Judiciary in Iran

Crime detection is one of the missions of the police and the judiciary, playing a significant role in ensuring order and security in society, with time management being one of its components. Therefore, the aim of this research is to investigate the challenges faced by the intelligence police in managing the crime detection process, with a focus on the interaction between police officers and judicial authorities.

The present research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of method, conducted exploratively and analytically using library documents, articles, and other research, and employing theories of time management.

The findings of the present research indicate that the intelligence police, in the dimensions of physical document collection, preliminary investigations, prevention of repeat offenses in serial crimes, and the judiciary as a legal institution, face time management challenges in the crime detection process.

Although time management in crime detection in Iran is currently at an acceptable level, the efforts of detectives and their technical and experiential capabilities have significantly accelerated the crime detection process in Iran compared to other countries. However, by enhancing the interaction between the police and the judiciary in the crime detection process and addressing some of the existing technical and human-related issues, the intelligence police can achieve a much higher level of time management in crime detection.