A study is conducted of gang recruitment and sources of intergang conflict. Using a contact at a local youth program, the researcher is able to meet each gang's leader. A prescreening questionnaire determines which gang leaders are knowledgeable in these areas and should be included in the sample. This sampling method would be termed ______.
A. availability sampling
B. quota sampling
C. multistage cluster sampling
D. purposive sampling
Answer: D
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