The Ethics of Research with Prisoners

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The Ethics of Research with Prisoners

Research involving prisoners is a vital and invaluable source of information on crime, criminal behaviour and criminal justice. However, it is also an area fraught with ethical challenges. In this article we consider the conditions in which prison research is conducted and examine some of the ethica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Roberts, Lynne, Indermaur, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17381

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