Your state prison system is determined to reduce the recidivism rates of adult offenders leaving the system. To accomplish this goal, a prerelease program is implemented. The director of the department of corrections suggested an ideal design involving:
A) randomization
B) interrupted time-series
C) nonequivalent groups
D) quasi-experimental design

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Randomization is the ideal design for reducing bias and establishing causality, making it the most effective way to assess the impact of the prerelease program on recidivism rates.

Your State Prison System Is Determined to Reduce the Recidivism