ISSN Druckformat: 2151-805X
ISSN Online: 2151-8068
Should Researchers Always Be Required to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment?
ABSTRAKT
This article reviews the historical basis for existing laws requiring child maltreatment reporting to child protective authorities and contrasts these needs with patient consent and confidentiality in research settings. The ethical consequences of methods used in child abuse and neglect research and the potential risks and benefits of not requiring researchers to report suspected maltreatment are then discussed, and recommendations are offered for researchers to protect patient privacy in CM research. Consideration is given regarding whether reporting requirements should be changed to specifically exclude professionals involved in research projects from mandated reporting if appropriate safeguards are built into the research design unless recent or ongoing abuse is discovered.
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Rizo Cynthia Fraga, O’Brien Jennifer, Macy Rebecca, Ermentrout Dania, Lanier Paul, Reporting Maltreatment to Child Protective Services in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence Research, Violence Against Women, 25, 2, 2019. Crossref