Managing ethical issues in sexual violence research using a pilot study

Managing ethical issues in sexual violence research using a pilot study.

Conducting research in the area of sexual violence has complex ethical and practical challenges for the researcher. Managing ethical issues in sexual violence is important and can be achieved through the use of pilot studies. The primary purpose of the pilot study was to identify and manage potential ethical and practical problems that could jeopardise the main study or violate the ethical and ...

SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESEARCH “The Politics of Sexual Violence Research: Feminist Methods and Ethical Responsibilities”

In a social and political context characterised by high rates of sexual violence and interest in the responsibilities of the state towards rape survivors, a specialist enclave of research is developing and re-defining sexual violence research in South Africa. Pressures to understand the extent, frequency and nature of sexual offences in light of current legal reforms by the state have resulted ...

Ethical issues in managing the noncompliant child.

Children who refuse treatment present a particularly difficult ethical problem in the practice of dentistry. Five areas should be considered when a patient refuses treatment. First, the urgency of the dental needs should be assessed to determine if treatment can be delayed or avoided with no lasting ill effects. Second, the capacity of the child to participate in decision making should be consi...

Ethical Issues in Enhancement Research

This paper is a preliminary exploration concerning how the ethics of research on human subjects may differ when we move from the well-discussed context of research on therapies to the less-discussed context of research on enhancements. A number of differences are described. There are some features that make such research more morally problematic in certain ways, but some of the features may act...

Ethical Issues in Psychological Research