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Abuse of prisoners in the United States
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Abuse of prisoners in the United States

M. Israel
Research Ethics Monthly, Vol.18 September
Australasian Human Research Ethics Consultancy Services Pty Ltd (AHRECS)
2016

Abstract

Mike Adorjan and Rose Ricciardelli’s edited collection, Engaging with Ethics in International Criminological Research, was recently published by Routledge. Of course, the book examines the likely suspects – ethical practices in relation to studies of policing, imprisonment and vulnerable populations. However, there are more unusual pieces on illuminating the Dark Net, carceral tours, and working in Hong Kong and China. My own contribution (Israel, 2016) examined the sad history of abuse of consent in research involving prisoners and prisons in the United States. It is an account of the exploitation of prisoners and a failure of criminologists to have any impact on the regulation and review of prison-based research...

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