Re: Human Subjects Review/Offending Populations

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You really have to look at the law of your state for the list of mandated
reporters.  The law in NY state says something like a mandated reporter
"acting in a professional capacity." I take it that means that as a
mandated reporter you don't have to make reports (although you may) in
your capacity as an ordinary citizen.  NY also doesn't require that the
professional actulaly see the child.  Your state may require the
professional to see the child.  There is no answer to your quesiton
without checking the details of your state's law.  Murray Levine

On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, Karen Wade wrote:

> I'm having similar ethical/legal dilemmas regarding identifying current
> abuse in the course of collecting data.  I too have considered having
> someone else collect the data from structured interviews to put some
> distance between myself (a nurse--and I assume a mandated reporter) and
> the subjects, thus hoping to avoid the reporting issue.  This however,
> still does not "feel" right--neither neglecting the responsibility to
> protect children, nor jeopardizing the opportunity to collect valuable
> data which could contribute to a more complete understanding of the
> problem.  Our roles as researchers and as clinicians are in conflict.
> 
> I'd like to hear how others have settled this ethical tension for
> themselves.  Also--could someone remind me which categories of
> professionals are mandated reporters?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Karen Wade
> The Claremont Graduate School
> 

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