You are interested in knowing more about the factors that causesome men to batter their spouses. You therefore plan to study agroup of highly violent men who have been incarcerated for violenceagainst women. You hope that your study will yield importantinsights that might help researchers reduce this crime, and youwant to start developing the questions you will ask. So, where doyou start? What steps would you follow to increase the likelihoodthat your questionnaire can yield insights into this specificproblem?
