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Reporters from your local television news affiliate frequently ask people on a pedestrian shopping street during the lunch hour their opinions about criminal justice issues and play the responses on the 6:00 news. The reporters are using:

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A. Reliance on available Subjects.

Step-by-step explanation:

Reliance on available subjects is a sampling method used by researchers, in this case the reporters to get the opinion of randomly selected people, or passersby on topics of interest. It is not a very reliable method of sampling because the researcher cannot control how effectively the sample represents the entire population. It is also known as a Convenience Sample.

It is important to note that the opinions of the passersby can not be accepted as a statement of fact as they do not represent the true population. This sampling method is best used to get the opinion of people at a particular point in time. It is not used for in depth research.

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