A researcher is interested in determining the unique pathways of crime that female offenders experience as compared with male offenders in order to create more effective crime prevention programs for girls and women. The researcher approaches the project from a feminist perspective and collects qualitative and quantitative data. This is an example of ______.
A) embedded design
B) convergent parallel design
C) exploratory sequential design
D) transformative design

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The transformative design is characterized by its focus on addressing and incorporating the perspectives and experiences of marginalized or underrepresented groups, in this case, female offenders, from a specific theoretical or philosophical perspective, such as feminism. This approach aims to create change or inform policy, making it suitable for the described research aiming to develop more effective crime prevention programs for girls and women.

A Researcher Is Interested in Determining the Unique Pathways of Crime