6.5.2 Ethical Considerations

• Ethical considerations in research are crucial to respect the rights and well-being of participants
• Informed consent requires participants to understand the study's purpose, procedures, and potential risks before agreeing to participate.
• Match the ethical principle with its description:

  Informed Consent ↔️ Participants are fully informed about the study's purpose and potential risks.

  Confidentiality ↔️ Protecting participants' personal information and ensuring anonymity.

  Privacy ↔️ Respecting participants' right to privacy and avoiding intrusive data collection.
• Participants have the right to withdraw from a study at any time without facing penalties
• Researchers must safeguard participants from physical, emotional, or psychological harm.
• Debriefing involves providing participants with a detailed explanation of the study after their participation
• Ethical considerations in research ensure the respect of participants' rights and well-being.
• Participants can withdraw from a study without facing any negative consequences.
• Researchers must protect participants from physical, emotional, or psychological harm.
• Debriefing includes explaining any deception used in the study.
• Steps to ensure ethical principles in research:

  1️⃣ Obtain informed consent

  2️⃣ Protect participants' confidentiality

  3️⃣ Respect participants' privacy

  4️⃣ Allow participants the right to withdraw

  5️⃣ Debrief participants after the study
• Informed consent in criminological research requires participants to understand the study's purpose, procedures, and potential risks.
• Clear communication in informed consent ensures information is presented in simple, accessible language.
• Voluntary participation means participants must agree to participate without coercion.
• Participants must have the mental capacity to understand and provide informed consent.
• Privacy protects individuals from intrusion into their personal lives, while confidentiality ensures collected data is kept secret and secure.
• The scope of privacy involves protecting individuals from intrusion into their personal lives.
• What does clear communication in informed consent require?

  Simple, accessible language
• Voluntary participation in informed consent means participants agree without coercion
• Participants must be mentally capable of understanding and consenting in informed consent.
• Why is obtaining informed consent important in research?

  Protects rights and well-being
• Privacy and confidentiality are the same ethical considerations in research.

  False
• What does privacy protect individuals from?

  Intrusion into personal lives
• Confidentiality ensures collected personal data is kept secret and secure
• Maintaining both privacy and confidentiality is essential for ethical standards in research.
• What do ethical considerations in research ensure?

  Respect for rights and well-being
• Informed consent requires fully informing participants about the study's purpose and risks
• What does confidentiality protect in research?

  Personal information and anonymity
• Participants have the right to withdraw from a study at any time without penalties.
• What is the primary goal of protection from harm in research?

  Safeguarding participants
• Debriefing involves providing a detailed explanation of the study after participation
• Match the ethical principle with its description:

  Informed Consent ↔️ Fully informing participants about the study's purpose and risks

  Confidentiality ↔️ Protecting participants' personal information

  Right to Withdraw ↔️ Allowing participants to leave the study without penalties

  Protection from Harm ↔️ Safeguarding participants from physical or psychological harm

  Debriefing ↔️ Providing a detailed explanation of the study after participation
• Why is informed consent crucial in criminological research?

  To respect participants' rights
• Privacy in research protects individuals from intrusion into their personal lives and information
• Steps to minimize harm and distress in research:

  1️⃣ Thorough risk assessment

  2️⃣ Informed consent
• Why is maintaining both privacy and confidentiality essential in research?

  To promote trust
• Minimizing harm and distress is crucial in research to protect participants' well-being
• Exposure to stressful stimuli is a factor that can cause harm or distress in research.
• What strategy involves providing participants with clear information about risks and procedures before a study begins?

  Informed consent
• Deception is sometimes permissible when necessary to answer a research question