Confidentiality and public protection: Ethical dilemmas in qualitative research with adult male sex offenders.
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2005Author
Cowburn, I. MalcolmKeyword
SexualityPhysical & Sexual Abuse in Children & Adolescents
Physical & Sexual Abuse in Adults
Aggression in Adults
Child Care & Child Protection;
Criminology & Delinquency
Ethics & Legal issues in Mental Health
Condidentiality
Peer-Reviewed
Yes
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This paper considers the ethical tensions present when engaging in in-depth interviews with convicted sex offenders. Many of the issues described below are similar to those found in other sensitive areas of research. However, confidentiality and public protection are matters that require detailed consideration when the desire to know more about men who have committed serious and harmful offences is set against the possibility of a researcher not disclosing previously unknown sensitive information that relates to the risk of someone being harmed.Version
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Cowburn, M. (2005). Confidentiality and public protection: Ethical dilemmas in qualitative research with adult male sex offenders. Journal of Sexual Aggression. Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 49-64.Link to Version of Record
https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600512331298284Type
Articleae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600512331298284