Background and objectives: The decline in the success and efficiency of traditional police tools in crime prevention has led to an increase in crime and the emergence of new forms of crime in society. The wider participation of non-governmental organizations and non-governmental and governmental organizations with the police is effective in preventing crime and correcting this process. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the preventive role of the police in participatory criminal policy.Methodology: In terms of its objectives this study is of an applied research type and in terms of the nature of data and methodology it is considered as a qualitative study. The participants in the research are experts and employees of police stations in Tehran. The sampling method is targeted sampling using snowball sampling up to theoretical saturation, which in this study is eleven people. The tools used for data collection were semi-structured interview, and for the validity of the research, peer review methods and review by participants were used. Test-re-test was also used for reliability. The calculated reliability is 93%. Data analysis was performed using content analysis method in three-step data encoding.Findings: Based on the interviews about the preventive role of the police in participatory criminal policy in the present study, 286 categories were identified and led to the development of eleven concepts, which are: participation of governmental organizations and departments, participation of non-governmental organizations, participation of people, participation through neighborhood-based prevention, public education, participation in the prevention of cybercrime, participation through increased awareness and interaction, holding meetings with trustees, outsourcing of duties, participation of scientific, cultural and social institutions, peace and reconciliation through restorative justice.Results: In the current state of society, the police can be successful in maintaining order and security when they use the capacity of the people, such as national and social capital, in the category of participatory police criminal policy. This participation of civil society requires active, purposeful and deliberate participation in accordance with crime prevention programs.