Part 2 is a continuation of part 1 (attached) through to completion of the research proposal and will include the following:
1) research design
2) justification of chosen research design in view of appropriate safeguards against: measurement bias, and related validity and reliability concerns
3) operationalized variables
4) sampling strategy (if appropriate) with discussion supporting selection of sampling strategy in view of appropriate population representation
5) data collection methods with discussion supporting selection of data collection methods in view of appropriate safeguards against: measurement bias, and related validity and reliability concerns
6) discussion of limitations, including qualitative research questions/methods that could fill gaps, and
7) a thorough discussion of potential implications of findings (assume the hypothesis is supported by evidence).
I am looking for 5 additional pages added onto what I already have with the above information used as a guide.
Research design: quasi-experiment using social systems theory as the framework to understand how individuals are embedded into their larger societies and how their environment plays a role in their likelihood or lack of likelihood to return to prison following their incarceration.
Justification: The goal is to analyze the difference between qualified and non-qualified providers, since several prisons don’t have clinicians/people who are qualified to provide clinical mental health services.
Operationalized variables: Independent variable (IV): The provision of mental health services, specifically the presence of qualified clinicians in prisons
Dependent variable (DV): The rate of recidivism, which will be measured as the proportion of individuals who return to prison within 5 years following their release
IV attributes: Presence or lack of presence of qualified clinicians, which will be measured as a simple yes or no
DV attributes: higher rates or lower rates of recidivism, measured along a continuum
Sampling strategy: I would want to take a sample of at least 1000 previously incarcerated individuals in California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Ohio (top 5 states with the highest incarceration rates) who had a history of meeting with mental health providers. Whether those providers were qualified, it doesn’t matter. the state with the highest rate of incarceration and recidivism.
I am struggling with 5 through 7, so I would really appreciate help with those. For 5, I am thinking about using state incarceration records from the 5 states mentioned, but I’m not sure how bias and threats to validity would play into that. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Please let me know if there are any questions!
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