The role of television in preventing crime in Isfahan

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student, Department of Media Management, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Business Sciences, University of Humanities and Law, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Law, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of television in preventing crime in Isfahan city. The current research is practical in terms of its purpose and was analyzed using the data method of interviews to identify the variables of the research. The statistical population of the research includes 14 academic experts in the field of media and criminology, who were selected by purposeful sampling and interviewed. The results showed that in the open coding stage, 139 concepts were obtained, and in the next stage, these concepts were classified in the form of 27 more general categories, and finally, in the last stage, 10 main categories were expressed. organizational factors and occupational factors. Regarding background factors, the media model shows two concepts in order to prevent the occurrence of crime, which are: audience's trust in the media, management and organizational planning. Also, the selective coding of the background factors of the media model to prevent the occurrence of crime was determined with a concept of management and macro-policy. The intervention conditions of the media model to prevent the occurrence of crime were determined through 2 concepts of micro and macro environment. The strategies of the media model in order to prevent the occurrence of crime were identified with 2 concepts of micro and macro strategy. The result of the media model shows the consequences related to the public and society in 2 concepts.

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