Social values and their relationship to supporting the role of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in crime prevention among Saudi university students. A descriptive study applied to students at government universities in Riyadh.

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Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Studies, King Saud University.

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The aim of the study was to identify the actual level of social values (social justice, responsibility, participation, and public interest) among male and female students in Saudi universities and their relationship to their support for the role of the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in reducing corruption. The study used a descriptive analytical approach that was suitable for the nature of the research. A questionnaire was designed as a data collection tool and administered to a purposive sample of 424 male and female students from four Saudi universities in Riyadh.
The study found several results, the most important of which was the presence of a significantly high level of social values among the participating male and female students in Saudi universities, with an average score of 4.43. The value of responsibility ranked first with an average of 4.57, followed by the value of social justice with an average of 4.54, and then the value of public interest with an average of 4.53. Finally, the value of participation ranked last with an average of 4.03, indicating a high degree. Also showed that male and female students in Saudi universities play a very significant role in supporting the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha), with an average of 4.37. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the value of participation and the value of responsibility on one hand, and the level of students' role in supporting the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) on the other hand. However,

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