Resolving Ethical Issues in Randomised Controlled Trials

Abstract

The chapter considers the ethical problems engendered by random assignment and privacy concerns in randomised controlled experiments and cluster randomised trials. The particular focus is on procedural, legislative and technical approaches to reducing or avoiding the problems. Examples are given from a variety of disciplines including health and education, though the main emphasis is on research in crime and delinquency.

Citation

Boruch, R.F., Cecil, J.S., Turner, H., Victor, T. and Hyatt, J.M. (2012), "Resolving Ethical Issues in Randomised Controlled Trials", Bowen, E. and Brown, S. (Ed.) Perspectives on Evaluating Criminal Justice and Corrections (Advances in Program Evaluation, Vol. 13), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 95-127. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-7863(2012)0000013009