You are a researcher conducting qualitative interviews as part of a study on local prison populations. Describe how you would establish rapport with county jail inmates to garner the richest, most meaningful data. Also discussed structured and semi-structured interview and how through conversation and interview guide will help you in achieving a successful qualitative interview.

Consider the following extra information regarding Qualitative Research:

* A qualitative interview is an interaction between an interviewer and a respondent where the interviewer and a respondent where the interviewer has a general plan of inquiry, including topics to be covered.

* The interviewer might not have a specific set of questions to be asked in a particular order.

* Can be thought of as a purposeful conversation.

* Allows researchers to study more complex processes of the "how" involving human perspective.

* Qualitative interviewers can be the sole way of gathering data in criminal justice studies.

* Allows the research to understand the subjects' perspective.