- Explain why ethics are important when doing research? Name three significant historical events that prompted the development of ethics and discuss their impact on criminal justice research?
- What is the Belmont report and what are three major principles developed from it? Provide two example scenarios for each principle. For example, for respect of persons, I could describe an instance where a person would be uncomfortable completing a survey about sexual violence and if following this principle I would further describe what I would do to satisfy it.
- What are the differences between anonymity and confidentiality? When is deception acceptable in research? Provide a scenario where deception would be useful for research. Provide another scenario where deception would not be acceptable.
- Read closely about the Tearoom Study. What are some ethical issues that come up in this study? Are these types of studies useful? why or why not?
- What are the three things needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between variables? Consider a topic of interest and discuss two scenarios where you can demonstrate a causal relationship. Be sure to note how your scenarios satisfy the three criteria.
- Following #5, discuss how your scenario could utilize the four units of analysis. You should clearly discuss each unit and define them.
- What role does time play in criminal justice and criminology research? What are some limits to cross-sectional research? what are some limits of longitudinal studies? Discuss limits of retrospective and prospective studies? If they are limited, why should we still use them?
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