CRM 2303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Institutional Review Board, Belmont Report, Research
23 Nov 2017
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Learning objectives: to understand why research ethics are important. Research ethics: research ethics are principles designed to govern the practices of researchers and to assure accountability (pg. 49): ethical standards are guidelines developed to lead and direct research so that little or no harm occurs to research subjects and researchers (pg. 49: recently, academic professional organisations have provided their own guidelines, ethical research guidelines of the academy of criminal justice sciences (acjs) (pg. Institutional review boards (irbs) - bureaucracies in universities and government agencies create. Irbs to oversee that ethical standards are ensured and necessary steps are taken to reduce the risk to research participants (pg. 54): anyone can leave at any point in time, this is common in the medical field because they could either become uncomfortable with the process and can withdrawal from the research. Belmont report: belmont report was one of the first comprehensive guides and recommendations for protecting subjects of research (pg.
