the Role of Mass Media in Building People's Trust in the Police

trust in the police is one of the prerequisite for the success of this institution Social security and the public. Many factors influence trust in the police That the most important impact of the mass media Is. This study aims at evaluating the ability of the media in building trust The people are the police. This study was conducted through a survey questionnaire and The population in this study, people over 20 years is the Meshgin shahr city; that about number 60,000 has been announced. On the basis of sampling Cochran sample size of 385 and selected by multistage cluster sample Is. The results showed that the ability of the media (Show the reality to the audience about the police operation techniques of persuasion audience The police, the speed of notification, the notification unbiased, timely The notification, criticizing the police performance, professional ethics, police services in social security, quality fiction, The content of media messages and characters used in the media) and There is public confidence in the police. As well as between the Police Review and Information In this context the media through the creation of public confidence in the police is a significant relationship was not observed.