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The purpose of present study was to analyze strategies for crime prevention in the field of crimes caused by sport spectators’ violence from managers and experts point of view based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The study sample included higher managers of Sepahan FC and Zobahan FC, higher managers of football board of Esfahan province, higher managers of sport and youth office of Esfahan province and experts in survey field. The full-counted and available samples were 39. For data collection paired comparison, including 76 questions, was used. This questionnaire had been organized and designed based on study`s hierarchal tree. So, the 76 questions included paired comparison of 7 indices in two main components, state and social prevention strategies. For validity determination, face and content validity by sport management professors was used and inconsistency rate of 0.1 was used for reliability of questionnaire. For data analysis based on AHP, approximate methods based on total row methods was used. Results showed that among spectators` violence crime prevention state strategies indices, increased crime difficulty index with relative value of 0.42 is on top and crime risk, avoiding incitement to commit a crime and codification and information indices with relative value of 0.29, 0.19 and 0.10, respectively, follow. Moreover, among spectators` violence crime prevention social strategies indices, facilities improvement index with relative value of 0.53 is on top and entertainment programs in stadium, calling to following norms indices with relative values of 0.16, 0.31, respectively, follow.
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In-Text Citation: (Mehmandoost & Soltanhosseini, 2015)
To Cite this Article: Mehmandoost, M., & Soltanhosseini, M. (2015). Ranking of Preventative Manners of Sport Spectators’ Crime by Analytical Hierarchy Process (from Managers and Experts’ Viewpoint). International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 4(3), 62–71.
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