Quantitative Designs in Forensics
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Select a study published within the last 10 years that used quantitative designs and give a brief description of the study you selected including the type of design used. Then, explain how this design might be used to inform practice in forensic counseling specialty.
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(1) Select a study published within the last 10 years that used quantitative designs and give a brief description of the study you selected including the type of design used.
A quantitative study was conducted to measure the presence of low self-esteem in an intellectually disabled forensic population. An intellectually disabled (ID) population is a unique group of people who have a recognized ID, most of who have committed some offenses. The study focused on the low self-esteem of the male population at a clinic. Johnson (2012) conducted a quantitative study to measure the presence of low self-esteem in the intellectually-disabled population. Self-esteem was stated to be an "Evaluation of one's positive or negative of self-worth or values (p. 318).
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