Signed consent forms in criminological research: Protection for researchers and ethics committees but a threat to research participants?

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-299

  Roberts, Lynne ^a   Indermaur, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENTIALITY; CRIMINOLOGY; ETHICS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0347419997     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2003.10.2.289     Document Type: Article

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