Consider the ethical issue of privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity in conducting qualitative analysis for a sensitive topic, such as crime involvement. What are some ways to protect the identities of your research participants?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary-could include answers, such as removing identifying places, people, and things from quotes presented in final report; allowing participants to review reports prior to public release so they can alert you if they believe their identity has not been properly protected.

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In United States v. Rahman et al., a fairly recent case, the Second Circuit heard an appeal involving ten defendants who were acquitted of seditious conspiracy as a part of a plot to conduct urban terrorism

a. True b. False

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According to social bond theory, a person's sensitivity to and interest in others is termed _________. Without this element of social bond, psychologists believe a person becomes a psychopath and loses the ability to relate coherently to the world

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Cyber criminals who engage in cyber vandalism are often motivated by:

a. revenge. b. greed. c. profit. d. Cyber vandals are not motivated by any of these factors.

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These pre-trial activities are part of the practice of:

a. procedural justice. b. substantive justice. c. restorative justice. d. peacemaking justice.

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