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1 Methods and Results Ryan Norris Department of Psychology: Southern New Hampshire University PSY 444: MS2 Methods and Results Dr. Clark. B, Professor March 28, 2021

2 Methods and Results Methods and Results Procedure Gathering evidence to support the hypothesis and answer past research questions is a search strategy. Identifying reports of the correlational involvement of drugs and crime will outline this strategy. Not all drug users are criminals, but most criminals are involved with drugs (FBP, 2021). All the research gathered to support this analysis comes from American, local and national statistics only. These interviews and longitudinal studies have all been completed in America. The best way to understand the struggle of an individual is to understand the culture they come from. With America being the only country in the world as diversified, as it is, this will be troublesome to create a demographical ideation of individual drug abuser. With the evidence provided it is still impossible to create the “ideal” user, but we can show common behaviors between those who abuse drugs and commit crime. The purpose of this research is to help the comprehension of laypersons, lawyers, and politicians with the affiliation of drugs to crime. This research will be comprised of quantitative study with correlational research data gathered supporting its claims. Thousands of questionnaires will be sent via digital media marketing and mailed to correctional facilities around the country. The data will consist of analysis, self-surveys, and transcripts from interviews. Choosing and narrowing an audience population size, (N=664), this should give the research an approximate margin of error of 3.8% with a confidence level of 95%. The sample size of 664 individuals was chosen from Americas current incarceration population size of around 2.5 million individuals. Leaving out variables of

3 Methods and Results presumed innocence, police interaction or interference and victims of the crimes, should help make clear what research is needed in the future. Future research will not only help in learning more information about the correlation of drugs and crime but can also show valuable to educate. These numbers could be different if the criminal is wrongfully charged or convicted. Also, if the victim elaborately embellished their experience. Police officers have been known to plant evidence and coheres suspects to falsely incriminate themselves. This information also allows us to focus on a large enough population currently involved with the bureaucracy to represent crimes committed and those involved. Beginning with inviting 3,320 individuals through digital media marketing and volunteers from the prisons, prior research shows an expecting response rate around 20%. The number of individuals involved in this survey is crucial, as the more involved means the results will be presumed as trustworthy. Participants Using an office environment to conduct interviews and analyze data material gathered will help all parties involved remain safe, calm, and comfortable. Having a diversity of subjects will allow for the surveys and questionnaires to have a diverse plethora of answers. Separating each division of variables, 200 convicted criminals, 200 victims of drug related crimes, and 200 law enforcement agents that participate often in drug related crimes. Leaving 64 positions for any deviations, one group may choose to participate more as their schedule may not be crammed. Encompassing the diversity and their experiences of all gender, race and religion will remove any possible bias of the data gathered. Participants will be chosen by soliciting past victims in the community that have reported experience because of crime or drug involvement. This

4 Methods and Results community outreach will help gather data that will help understand crime and the connection to drugs. Gathering these individuals together will take several sessions as some of the chosen members of the study will be incarcerated and not given permission to leave the premises. Time also must be allotted to remain flexible for law enforcement and their schedules. The types of subjects chosen from the incarcerated individuals will be self-confessed drug abusers and individuals convicted of crimes involving drugs. There is a possibility of having more men for the simple reason there are 93.3% incarcerated men in comparison 6.7% women incarcerated (FBP, 2021).

5 Methods and Results These individuals will be selected from local, Florida, penitentiary facilities which house low security risk inmates. This will provide the best protection of safety for the researchers interviewing. There will also be police reports gathered for a clearer picture, along with law

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