Police Management Studies
Year:2010 | Volume:4 | Issue:4|Papers Count:7

Background and objective: The present survey aims at determining the impact level of non-commissioned officers' training curriculums on empowering the trainees in implementing their missions. Material and Methods: In line with this, the external effectiveness of the above-mentioned curriculum has been measured based on the third and fourth levels of Kirk Patrick training assessment pattern. The research is of descriptive type conducted using survey method. Two self-made questionnaires were used to gather data, and were filled in by non-commissioned officers (N=295) and their direct commanders (N=36). 170 respondents were selected from among the first group based on Kerjesey and Morgan table; while all the members of the second group were questioned. Findings: The results of the research indicated that the curriculum of the non-commissioned officers' training has not been desirable enough to develop professional knowledge, skills and attitudes, and the ability to facilitate learning process and matching with the working environment; however, it has had the minimum requirement.

Background and Objective: Over the last decade, using Geographical Information Systems (GISs) and statistical and graphic techniques have become of high importance to combat and prevent delinquency in law enforcement management and policing. In this regard, selecting an optimal interpolation technique for estimating the characteristics of a region in the points were sampling is not performed, is of high importance in managing law enforcement data and confronting delinquency. The present article aims at finding the answer to the question: "what is the most suitable existing geo-statistical method in ArcGIS to be used for the best regional estimation of prone to crime areas in central Tehran and for optimized law enforcement management of Central Tehran?"Material and Methods: Four methods -simple Kriging, ordinary Kriging, square reverse distance, radiant basic functions- were used for analyzing the committed crimes. It is on this basis that the delinquency map of central Tehran was prepared. In line with this, first, in lieu of each model, its profile was calculated and drawn.  Afterwards, the maps' errors were estimated through using cross-validation method, and then one map out of sixteen was selected as the proper sample for developing delinquency map of central Tehran to manage law enforcement data in an optimal way. Findings: The results of the research indicate that the method called square reverse distance with exponent 1 is more accurate for interpolation of delinquency in central Tehran, compared with other methods. The result of the crime map overlap, lands application and population distribution indicate that in business and administrative areas in central Tehran and those areas having resident population, some more low profile delinquency centers are formed. Conclusion: Through using the results of the analysis of the maps prepared through interpolation method, one can realize that the places in affected areas require optimized law enforcement management, improving and designing resistant environment and permanent controls through detaching regular and random patrols.

Background and objective: Nowadays' road accidents are among the hazards that threatens mankind's' life and causes damages and injuries. Surveys on security issues in the leading countries indicate that road accidents can be significantly reduced through using scientific methods and concentrating on security issues.Material and Methods: The survey was conducted through incorporating descriptive, comparative and analytical methods. In line with this, all the road accidents in Qazvin province from March 2008 to March 2009 were analyzed. Findings: With respect to the high rate of road accidents and also the extent and distribution of Qazvin province roads, some measures have been taken to improve security in the roads in Qazvin province through practicing new management methods to reduce road accidents and improve security through adopting the policy to divide roads into pieces and subpieces.Conclusion: The result of the survey in two levels- organizational and trans-organizational- were as follows: 1- Offering performance-based patterns based on section and subsections to institutions involved in road accidents such as roads transportation, S.O.S, Urgent medical services, health, etc. 2- Settling down the right forces in problematic places and times, and utilizing the existing facilities all over the roads in a way, this leads to visible and effective presence of police. 3- Improving consumption pattern in human resources, etc., which leads to productivity enhancement and efficiency promotion in the concerned environment and reinforcing accountability spirit among police forces.4- After all, the measures taken led to reduction of fatal accidents' statistics and its relevant casualties. Qazvin province roads were reported to rank the first in terms of road accidents in the Iranian New Year (Norouz) project implemented by police in late March 2010.

Background & Objective: Every stage of humankind’s life is associated with stress. Different people use different ways to confront stress in their lives, e.g. retirement period. The present research aims at reviewing ways of confronting stress among those police forces that are to be retired in Yazd Province Police Command (YPPC) and its relationship with their personal characteristics. Material and Methods: The present research is of descriptive-analytical type conducted in a periodical way. Samples were selected through simple random sampling (n=135). The required data was collected through using a questionnaire of personal characteristics and standard scale of behaviorist reactions resulted from stress i.e. counteracting methods to assess ways of combating stress (a= 0.93). Kroscal Wallace test was used for analyzing data.Findings: The results of the analysis were an indication of the difference in application of stress coping techniques among prospective retired police personnel. While reviewing the relevant results it can be seen that there was a significant relationship between behaviorist reactions and characteristics such as the potential to continue working, number of people they financially support and job satisfaction. However, there was no significant statistical relationship between applying these methods and some characteristics such as education and economic status.

Background and Objective: In general, feeling secure is one of the substantial dimensions of security. The assumption of the research is the role of police in supplying and establishing security. The present research aims at surveying the impact of police performance over feeling secure on the part of Tehrani citizens. Material and Methods: The research was of survey and descriptive type. A questionnaire was used for gathering information. The statistical community includes all individuals over 16 who live in Tehran; the sample was selected through cluster and random sampling methods (n=980). Findings: The results of the research indicates that police capability that is to say, its hardware power foregoes its moral factors and social activities. Testing the hypotheses indicates that there was a significant relationship between the two variables of police's operational capability (promptitude, advanced equipment and facilities, and regular patrols) and police's social activities (more contribution and interaction with the public) with feeling secure on the part of citizens. The professional attitude of police including commitment and performance accuracy, law orientation, not giving favor to some people and bribery can make citizens feel more secure. Conclusion: The result of the analyses indicate that police operational capability can not solely impact the citizens' feeling of security, but it is police training and professional attitude and its interaction with the society, and promoting the quality of police performance all over the society, will enhance feeling of security among citizens, as well.

Background and Objective: Security in various public places such as parks is one of the necessities for the public to be eager to visit them. Police force is committed to provide the required conditions for the public to visit parks; therefore, police intends to reduce insecurity and make the public satisfied. The present research aims at looking into the impact of police performance on enhancing feeling of security among citizens who visited parks in Tehran in 2008. Material and Methods: The present research was conducted through using survey method and a questionnaire. A sample of 200 people who visited parks all over Tehran (north, south, east, west and central Tehran) were selected through using cluster sampling. One park in each zone was selected and 40 people in each park answered the questions in the questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed through using descriptive statistics and Pearson tests. Findings: The result of the survey indicates that there was a significant relationship between measures taken by police all over parks and feeling of security among the public, level of the public presence in parks and reduction of the rate of presence of criminals in parks.

Background and Objective: Due to the various capabilities that modern information technologies create, security organizations and institutions such as Police forces face new conditions. With respect to the change in the range of the conventional borders of police operational environment i.e. from real and national world to virtual and international world, makes the police organization face new threats and opportunities. Changes like this leads police to apply proper changes in its strategic responses. The present research aims at studying new security law enforcement opportunities and threats resulted from emergence of new information technologies such as internet, satellite and cell phone in the police operational environment. Material and Methods: Three hypotheses form the axis of the study. Descriptive and analytical methods were used for testing them. Means of gathering information were questionnaire and referring to documents. The data was gathered from police senior managers and those who were fully aware of the subject. The 40 samples were used through random sampling using Cochran formula. Findings: The research findings indicate that along with emergence of modern information technologies, some new opportunities and threats appear in the police strategic environment. These changes raise the necessity of using new strategies. Among the quintuple strategies, the respondents considered combined (4.3), preventive (3.5), international cooperation (2.9), in criminalization (2.2), intrusive (2.1) strategies as the most proper strategies, respectively.