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Article: Signed consent forms in criminological research: protection for researchers and ethics committees but a threat to research participants?
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- Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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The use of signed consent forms is mandated by most human research ethics committees and social science ethics codes. In this article we argue that the use of signed consent forms in criminological research provides protection for researchers and ethics committees by providing documentation that informed consent has been obtained, but poses a threat to potential research participants, especially offenders. Consent forms constitute a record of participation in a research project, providing the potential for research documentation to be subpoenaed. This is a threat to the offender's future wellbeing in research where offenders are asked to report on illegal activities. ...
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