A study is conducted of gang recruitment and sources of inter-gang conflict. Using a contact at a local youth program, the researcher is able to meet each gang's leader. A pre-screening 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
b. Quota
c. Multistage cluster
d. Purposive


d. Purposive

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