Ethics

Ethics

1. Deception

   • Participants should not be lied to, deceived or withheld information

2. Debrief

   • Afterwards, participants must be told exactly what happened and what it was for

3. Informed Consent

   • Participants should give fully informed consent

4. Protection from Harm

   • Participants should not be mentally or physically harmed

5. Confidentiality

   • All information about participants should be kept confidential

6. Right to Withdraw

   • Participants must be informed that they can stop and withdraw their data at any time

7. Criminology

   • Guilty knowledge
   • Collecting data on sensitive issues
   • researching 'vulnerable' groups
   • Difficult to obtain informed consent
     • Covert observation
   • May not be confidential
     • Participants at risk/pose risk
   • Researchers risk own personal safety

8. Whose side are we on?

   • Showing sympathy for the group being studied
     • bias
   • Researchers previous beliefs affect research
     • Prejudices

9. Emotions

   • Emotions affect research
     • Research affects emotions
   • Cannot deny emotions
     • Non-judgmental understanding of inner life and practices, without adopting views