According to the Belmont Report there are general ethical principals in research involving humans:
Respect for persons, privacy, confidentially, autonomy concerning the capacity of the individual to understanding and the appreciation consequences of participation resulting in the free power to make the decision to participate, sufficient information provided to individuals along with informed consent. Concerning the promotion of well being-beneficence. In order to gain the maximum benefit the investigator/researcher is obligated to minimize the risk of harm to the test subject. Non-maleficence, or do no harm is intended to minimize harm physically, psychologically and socially. The individual as compared to the community is taken into consideration …show more content…
With the field of criminal justice our world is far from the perfect world in which all of the practices are ethical on both sides of the spectrum. Certain research procedures are logical, but far from practical in the sense that it would be too expensive, take too long to carry out, or even put subjects at risk. In criminal justice research ethical issues can be challenging because of the investigation of illegal behavior that people are trying to hide. One must weigh the potential benefits from doing research against the harm that may come to individuals, researchers and bystanders from such investigations. Sometimes this harm can take the form of physical, psychological or embarrassment when information is revealed about the person being interviewed, yes even physical harm. As mentioned in Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology by Michael Maxfield, Earl Babbie a case in New York involving drug crimes Bruce Johnson and his associates (1985) studied heroin users, recruiting individuals by spreading word through several means. To get active users and dealers involved in the interview process, can possibly result in harm coming not only to the subjects but also the field researchers and other parties involved. Field researchers also put themselves in harms way to benefit from information they gain. Peter Reuter, Robert …show more content…
Confidentiality is extremely important to maintain, yet it is at time impossible to guarantee. According to the esourceresearch.org site one example of students being used a subjects relating to the consequences of substance use and abuse. The researchers ask for teen and parents to participate in groups with the participants being paid $20 at session end. After the first discussion, the researchers are astounded that 20% of parents and 10% of teens came back to the second session. Even with follow up phone calls and a promise of more money and confidentiality, the researchers found that the subjects were apprehensive concerning their knowledge of local drug scene and their own drug use to be comfortable with such research. In cases where drug dealing is concerned there are issues with confidentiality of witness, and informants that could lead to false reporting and inaccurate investigation findings
Respect for persons, privacy, confidentially, autonomy concerning the capacity of the individual to understanding and the appreciation consequences of participation resulting in the free power to make the decision to participate, sufficient information provided to individuals along with informed consent. Concerning the promotion of well being-beneficence. In order to gain the maximum benefit the investigator/researcher is obligated to minimize the risk of harm to the test subject. Non-maleficence, or do no harm is intended to minimize harm physically, psychologically and socially. The individual as compared to the community is taken into consideration …show more content…
With the field of criminal justice our world is far from the perfect world in which all of the practices are ethical on both sides of the spectrum. Certain research procedures are logical, but far from practical in the sense that it would be too expensive, take too long to carry out, or even put subjects at risk. In criminal justice research ethical issues can be challenging because of the investigation of illegal behavior that people are trying to hide. One must weigh the potential benefits from doing research against the harm that may come to individuals, researchers and bystanders from such investigations. Sometimes this harm can take the form of physical, psychological or embarrassment when information is revealed about the person being interviewed, yes even physical harm. As mentioned in Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology by Michael Maxfield, Earl Babbie a case in New York involving drug crimes Bruce Johnson and his associates (1985) studied heroin users, recruiting individuals by spreading word through several means. To get active users and dealers involved in the interview process, can possibly result in harm coming not only to the subjects but also the field researchers and other parties involved. Field researchers also put themselves in harms way to benefit from information they gain. Peter Reuter, Robert …show more content…
Confidentiality is extremely important to maintain, yet it is at time impossible to guarantee. According to the esourceresearch.org site one example of students being used a subjects relating to the consequences of substance use and abuse. The researchers ask for teen and parents to participate in groups with the participants being paid $20 at session end. After the first discussion, the researchers are astounded that 20% of parents and 10% of teens came back to the second session. Even with follow up phone calls and a promise of more money and confidentiality, the researchers found that the subjects were apprehensive concerning their knowledge of local drug scene and their own drug use to be comfortable with such research. In cases where drug dealing is concerned there are issues with confidentiality of witness, and informants that could lead to false reporting and inaccurate investigation findings