Comparison of value system among a group of military prisoners with controls in Tehran

Objective: religious values were investigated in a group of iranian revolutionary guards in tehran. methods: the sample consisted of official duty troops and conscripts who were in prison due to a crime. one hundred thirty seven individuals cooperated with us in the project (37 official personnel and 100 conscripts). the instruments used included a demographic questionnaire containing personal data and the allport,vernon and lindzey's study of values test. most statistical methods used descriptive statistical methods such as frequency,mean,tables and t-test. results: the results showed that religious value was lower in the criminal group than the control group (p<.001). discussion: this study showed lower religious value scores in the criminals group,suggesting the possibility that lower religious value increases the probability of committing crimes.