University of Guilan (with the participation of the Iranian Association of Penal Law) Criminal Law Research 2322-2328 Articles in Press 2026 07 07 Investigating the impact of indigenous and local games on crime prevention Case study: Local games in Sistan region Investigating the impact of indigenous and local games on crime prevention Case study: Local games in Sistan region 9737 10.22124/jol.2026.30790.2618 FA Saeed Gohari Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran. 0000-0001-6599-7161 Seyed Morteza Mohammadi Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran. Journal Article 2025 05 31 The present study aimed to investigate the effect of indigenous and local games on crime prevention in the Sistan region. This research was conducted using a survey-correlation research method. The statistical population of this study is all teachers, sports coaches, and people working in the field of cultural activities in the Sistan region in 1403, who were selected using a non-random purposeful (judgmental) sampling method within the scope of the Cochran sample size output of 384 people. The collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire containing 19 items in the form of a five-point Likert scale (completely disagree to completely agree). Exploratory factor analysis showed that indigenous and local games play an important role in crime prevention through four components: social belonging, strengthening communication skills, strengthening cultural identity, and reducing crime-causing opportunities. Findings from regression coefficient analysis showed that the factors of cultural identity (0.735), social belonging (0.726), reducing criminal opportunities (0.65), and strengthening social skills (0.6) have the greatest impact on preventing crime through indigenous and local games, respectively. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of indigenous and local games on crime prevention in the Sistan region. This research was conducted using a survey-correlation research method. The statistical population of this study is all teachers, sports coaches, and people working in the field of cultural activities in the Sistan region in 1403, who were selected using a non-random purposeful (judgmental) sampling method within the scope of the Cochran sample size output of 384 people. The collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire containing 19 items in the form of a five-point Likert scale (completely disagree to completely agree). Exploratory factor analysis showed that indigenous and local games play an important role in crime prevention through four components: social belonging, strengthening communication skills, strengthening cultural identity, and reducing crime-causing opportunities. Findings from regression coefficient analysis showed that the factors of cultural identity (0.735), social belonging (0.726), reducing criminal opportunities (0.65), and strengthening social skills (0.6) have the greatest impact on preventing crime through indigenous and local games, respectively. https://jol.guilan.ac.ir/article_9737_a89caad20834965b1ac072156d245e2b.pdf