Exam 3: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Haney,Banks and Zimbardo designed a simulated prison to measure

Harm to subjects,researchers,and third parties is especially risky when doing_________ studies.

According to federal regulations,which of the following represent special populations for purposes of criminal justice research?

Which of the following is a technique that works well when interviewing subjects about topics that may be emotionally or psychologically challenging?

Subjects of the simulated prison accepted the roles they were assigned with great speed.During the study the guards became ____________________.

There are certain classes of subjects that require special treatment by the researcher.Identify at least two of those classes and discuss why they constitute a special class.What specific steps should be taken when dealing with these special classes?

Webster's New World dictionary (4th ed.)defines ethical as "conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession or group."

Ethical issues surrounding the prison simulation include all of the following except

When a researcher cannot match a given response to a specific research subject this is known as ____________________.

In order for there to be no ethical considerations in doing criminal justice research,the researcher must do all of the following except

According to the textbook,a major tenet of medical research ethics is that experimental participation must be voluntary; this same norm applies to

Scientifically "perfect" research designs can be limited only by money and time constraints.

When the term "informed consent" is used in criminal justice research it refers to some very specific ethical concerns.Discuss what is meant by "informed consent" and why it is important when engaging in research.

Because of some controversial medical and social science research,the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services has had to step in and establish regulations designed to protect ____________subjects.

The excitement and commitment to scientific advancement may lead researchers to

Which of the following is most correct with respect to the concept of ethical issues?

In the authors' example of proposed legal education research,a questionnaire would be administered at the time the bar exam was taken.This technique was deemed unethical because

If appropriate steps are taken prior to the start of research to safeguard the data,federal law protects researchers from ____________________ action.

In Humphrey's research on anonymous homosexual acts in public bathrooms,he was

Researchers strive to do no harm to their subjects.Identify what type of harm may occur to subjects and use specific examples to illustrate the potential harm.Include in your answer whether harm is ever appropriate when completing research in criminal justice.