Recidivism Rate Among Female Offenders

It was proposed to research female offenders’ rates of recidivism since this issue remains unresolved because studies focus predominantly on males offenders (Greiner, Law, & Brown, 2015). The choice of the general approach has fallen on qualitative design because it offers a researcher with information regarding the key stakeholders of the study, such as women offenders and their probation/parole officers. A qualitative approach is suitable for the proposed research will be appropriate for examining data that is associated with personal views of participants rather than analyzing a societal trend that can be measured quantitatively. Furthermore, since it is proposed to use surveys, questionnaires, and interviews conducted with study participants, the data acquired from collection methods will require a qualitative analysis. However, preliminary data for the research can be collected through a quantitative method because the scholar will need quantitative data regarding the female recidivism rate from providing background for the research. That said, it could be stated that a mixed research method will be used in the entire study.