Description
The Belmont Report. (1979, April 18). U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Read the copy of The Belmont Report identified in Books & Resources. Pay special attention to the principle of justice in choosing research participants.
Assignment
For this assignment, prepare a paper that describes the three main ethical principles for research as outlined in The Belmont Report. Then, using the principle of justice, evaluate the following research scenario research to determine if subject selection followed this principle.
Suppose that you want to study antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and its impact(s) on the community and community members. For this study, you decide you will take a sample of inmates from a local prison and determine rates of ASPD in that facility, determine quantitatively how this has impacted their community at large (e.g., crime rates), and how it impacts the prison community (e.g., rates of violence or other antisocial behavior within the prison). Furthermore, you want to understand how this impacts those with ASPD as well. To do this, you will interview a large group of inmates at the facility and determine how this diagnosis and the behaviors associated with it has impacted them. For this study, you are not offering any treatment for ASPD.
Using the principle of justice, you will reflect on the following questions:
- Does the subject selection sufficiently reflect diversity to make
the results of the study generalizable to a general population?
- Were individuals chosen as participants who can expect to benefit from the study?
- In the case that a diverse group was chosen as the only participants, does this reflect a particular logic or reasoning from within the study, or does this reflect a convenience selection?
Be sure your paper addresses these and other issues.
Length: 4-6 pages. You do not need to include resources other than the ones identified in the assignment.
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course, and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Three Main Ethical Principles – Outline
Thesis Statement: The three main ethical principles include the principle for respect for people,
the principle of beneficence, and the principle for justice.
I.
Respect for people
A. The principle of respect for people considered two major ethical convictions.
B. The first one asserts that people are supposed to be served as an autonomous agent
C. The second one indicates that people whose autonomy is diminished are supposed to be
entitled to protection
II.
The Principle of Beneficence
A. The principle of beneficence indicates the people are handled ethically by protecting
them from harm.
B. The first rule indicates that an individual is not supposed to harm, and the second one
suggests that an individual is supposed to maximize benefits as possible and minimize harm.
III.
The Principle of Justice
A. Subject Selection to Reflect Diversity
B. Expectations of the Individual Participants
C. The Chosen Diverse Group
Running head: THREE MAIN ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
Three Main Ethical Principles
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THREE MAIN ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
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Three Main Ethical Principles
The phrase ‘basic ethical principles' is used to refer to the general judgments used by
people as a way of serving as a fundamental justification of different ethical evaluations and
human actions prescriptions. There are three basic moral principles, as described in the Belmont
Report. The three principles include the principle for respect for people, the principle of
beneficence, and the principle for justice.
Respect for people
The principle of respect for people considered two major ethical convictions. The first
one asserts that people are supposed to be served as an autonomous agent. The second one
indicates that people whose autonomy is diminished are supposed to be entitled to protection
(The Belmont Report, 1979). Therefore, according to the ethical principle of respect for people is
categorized into two distinct moral requirements whereby the first one involves the need to
protect people ...
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