CRIM 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Institutional Review Board, American Sociological Association, Belmont Report
12 Feb 2018
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Despite our (cid:271)est intentions, we don"t always re(cid:272)ognize ethi(cid:272)al issues in resear(cid:272)h: ethical considerations are not always apparent to us. In cj deception needs to be justified by compelling scientific or administrative concerns. Irregular/ illegal practices by staff in public agencies; ethical q of whether to report such info. Research causes crime: some research projects have the potential to produce crime or influence its location or target. In most cases, the research community has adopted two general mechanisms for promoting ethical research practices: codes of professional ethics and institutional review boards. Codes of professional ethics: formal codes of conduct describe what is considered acceptable and unacceptable professional behaviour, ma(cid:374)y of the ethi(cid:272)al q"s that cj resear(cid:272)hers are likely to e(cid:374)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ter are addressed i(cid:374) the (cid:272)ode of the. Institutional review boards: gvt agencies and nongvt organizations (including universities) that conduct research involving human subjects must establish review committees, known as an institutional review board (irb)
