Strategic policy on reducing the rate of urban crimes in the informal settlements of Yasouj city, a case study (Madavan Sefali, Belhazar and Mehrian)

Subject Areas : Architecture

sam hejazinia ¹ , majid rahimi ² , ali shamsoddini ³

1 - PhD Student, Department of Urban Planning, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

Received: 2022-09-18 Accepted : 2023-02-24 Published : 2023-07-23

Keywords: Urban crimes, Informal settlements, Policy Making, Yasouj, empowerment,

Abstract :

In recent years, the city of Yasouj has grown a lot in terms of physical and economic aspects and has been open to immigration, the most development is in the surrounding settlements of the city of Yasouj, and the increase in the phenomenon of marginalization is evident. On the other hand, these settlements have affected the security of the city of Yasouj. Another goal of this research is to identify the factors affecting crime in the surrounding areas of Yasouj city and its effect on crime planning in order to reduce and solve urban crimes through social engineering and cultural empowerment of residents along with people's participation with a local approach. The current research is descriptive-inferential in nature and academic research (developmental-applied) in terms of its purpose, and it examines these effects with the focus of community-oriented policy on reducing the occurrence of urban crimes in the peripheral settlements of Yasouj city. The findings of this research show a direct relationship with a high percentage between crime planning and crime factors such as: poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, inefficient management, ethnic differences and their reduction through community-oriented empowerment with an emphasis on social engineering, awareness raising, foundation building and rail laying by the authorities. It represents locality through the comprehensive participation of local residents.

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