Continuing Research and Protecting Confidentiality

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Continuing Research and Protecting Confidentiality

What is this about?

J.D. Brighton conducted a research about the perception of police behaviour in a small community. The local police chief requested access to the data in order to have the results confirmed by another researcher. Brighton is worried that sharing data would violate the trust of his participants and make it impossible to continue the research done with them. Moreover, he is worried that some of the participants could be identified by the police. The case study asks whether Brighton should grant access to data.

For whom is this important?

Qualitative researchersResearch subjectspolice

Other information

Who

• American Sociological Association

Virtues & Values

• Accountability
• Reliability
• Respect

Good Practices & Misconduct

• Data sharing
• Cooperation with law enforcement
• replicating results
• Protection of sources

Research Area

• SH - Social Sciences and Humanities