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This will also lead to the finding on whether the kind of offense committed translates to a lengthier sentence on imprisonment and in effect, on the likelihood that the ex-convict will commit the same or a different kind of offense again. Lastly, the researcher is also interested to determine whether the commitment of re-offense, if indeed committed by the ex-convict, changes in level or degree -- that is, whether the re-offense has a greater, lower, or the same level of punishment.

In terms of the research sample, the researcher proposes looking into a sample of ex-convicts who came from the same correctional/prison facility. By sampling a group of ex-convicts from the same prison facility, the researcher prevents data from being tainted with extraneous variables, such as the existence of prison programs, which might influence the ex-convict's reformation during his/her prison term. Thus, when a particular correctional or prison facility is analyzed, the researcher is ensured that ex-convicts are exposed to the same research program as the other subjects or respondents from the sample.
Cluster sampling will be used as the sampling method so that the researcher can analyze comparatively data results from a particular group of offenders (e.g., compare among different types of offenders such as sex offenders against petty criminals). Data will be analyzed quantitatively with the use of the SPSS software, and univariate analysis is used for the descriptive interpretation of data. Chi square test for independence will be used to assess the significance of paired relationships of the study, while multivariate correlation analysis will provide the level of relationships among independent variables and the dependent variable of the study......

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