Ethics in Social Science Research Special difficulties in
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Ethics in Social Science Research Special difficulties in Criminal Justice & Criminology
General rules u First, do no harm Physical or psychological u Privacy: Anonymity and confidentiality u The use of deception u Analysis and reporting
General principles u Voluntary participation u Informed consent: components include general explanation of the study, methods, privacy issues, voluntary participation, right to withdraw at any time, who to call with questions. See p. 65 u Special populations: children, prisoners
IRBs u Institutional Review Boards u Federal and state funds require approval from the appropriate IRBs (agencies, universities)
Exceptions u Educational settings involving normal educational practices u Use of educational tests, surveys, interviews, observation of public behavior, unless (1) subjects can be identified and (2) disclosure of responses could be damaging
Exceptions u Tests, surveys, interviews or observation of public behavior if (1) subjects are public officials, or (2) results are confidential u Record research if records are publicly available or if data is collected and used in such a way that subjects cannot be identified
Exceptions u Agency research, evaluating service programs, procedures, provision of benefits u Although these are exempt categories, generally researchers will need to consult IRBs to obtain exemptions from full review u See graduate website for Southeast requirements
Harmful studies u Tuskegee Institute’s study of syphilis u Study of stuttering u Psychologically harmful u Stanford prison simulation experiment u Milgram’s studies
Specific problems in the field of CJ u Collecting information from active criminals—there could be danger to others (retaliation) u Also to victims, especially domestic violence victims u Collecting information could lead to danger to researchers (ex: Missouri COPS study, bystander research)
Specific problems u Maintaining confidentiality— observing criminal activity and not reporting might be obstructing justice u Federal legislation protects legitimate research, staff have immunity from prosecution for maintaining confidentiality
Specific problems u Staff misbehavior—if you are studying criminal justice personnel, they have been promised confidentiality u Example of police study of unconstitutional searches
Specific problems u Observational studies u Observing illegal activities could lead to potential danger if discovered u Danger of getting drawn into illegal behavior u Probably better to be upfront
Specific problems u Interventions that lead to crime displacement u Mandatory reporting u Withholding treatment from a control group found to be beneficial u What if treatment appears to be harmful (hormone treatment and menopausal subjects
Specific problems u Mandatory reporting (i. e. , child abuse) u TX study u Other studies u Tearoom trade study u Zimbardo study u Book examples
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