Deck 20: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Question 1

Humphreys was able to interview his subjects at a later time because he:

A) obtained their phone numbers
B) obtained their tag numbers
C) followed them home
D) none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a function of institutional review boards (IRBs)?

A) ensure that the faculty follows acceptable procedures
B) protect themselves from liability
C) provide direct supervision of the research project
D) provide ethical guidance

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Informed consent requires that subjects fully know:

A) the uses to be made of the data collected
B) the possible effects of the experiment
C) the nature of the results
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

One of the ethical issues involved with implementing a classical research design is that::

A) potential benefits are withheld from participants in the control group
B) informed consent is not possible
C) coercion is inevitable
D) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the 10 potential ethical dilemmas involving work with human subjects?

A) coercing people to participate
B) withholding from the participant the true nature of the research
C) deceiving the research participant
D) all of the above

Question 6

According to the text, which of the following statements regarding deception is not correct?

A) Deception can be viewed as an affront to individual autonomy.
B) Deception can be viewed as a legitimate means to be used in service of a higher value.
C) One alternative to is to offer full disclosure after the research has been completed.
D) All forms of deception are equal.

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo's (1973) prison experiment is not true?

A) The prisoners began to experience a loss of self-identity.
B) The experiment was terminated after only 14 days.
C) The experiment selected subjects to become prison guards and prisoners.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 8

When considering confidentiality, a researcher must remember:

A) never to obtain information that can identify a subject by the responses
B) researchers cannot be called upon to provide information to the courts
C) it is important to prepare your presentation of the research in a manner that ensures that particular responses cannot be discerned
D) all of the above

Question 9

A project studying the effectiveness of prison rehabilitation programs is a(n) __________ study and carries with it additional ethical considerations.

A) applied
B) basic
C) classical
D) scientific

Question 10

Which popular company was criticized after agreeing to conduct an experiment on its users without the users' knowledge or consent?

A) YouTube
B) Facebook
C) Twitter
D) Google

Question 11

People who are being observed often act the same in most cases as they would if they were not being observed.

Question 12

Humphreys's tearoom trade study is an example of one of the most ethical research studies conducted in the social sciences.

Question 13

Institutional review boards scrutinize each research project prior to implementation.

Question 14

According to the text, it is not ethically necessary for researchers to prepare their presentation of research findings in a way that ensures that individual subjects and participants will not be revealed.

Question 15

The pressure for "grantsmanship" and publications can often be a catalyst for unethical research.

Question 16

Randomization does produce winners and losers.

Question 17

Randomization is acceptable by law, because its use is reasonably related to a governmental objective.

Question 18

Ethical topics such as plagiarism, fabrication of data, and authorship rank are most often included in instructions to criminal justice audiences.

Question 19

Follow-up research of Milgram's obedience study revealed that participants suffered significant emotional disturbances because of their participation.

Question 20

Research participants are most likely to participate in a study if their responses are kept anonymous.