Question

Kempinen and Kurlychek (2003) studied Pennsylvania’s Motivational Boot Camp Program which used a multidimensional approach to its rehabilitative programming. The authors conclude that there are no significant differences in the recidivism of offenders graduating from the boot camp and those released from prison. However, the program performed better than prison for offenders with a prior record. What type of research is this?

A. Descriptive Research

B. Exploratory Research

C. Evaluation Research

D. Explanatory Research

Answer 1

D. Explanatory research.