RE: institutional liability for reporting during research

["Niki Delson" <niki@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lisa - just a question - are researchers considered mandatory reporters?

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]On Behalf Of
lisa fontes
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 3:04 AM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: institutional liability for reporting during research


Does anyone know of situations where institutions (such as Universities
or research centers) have been sued (successfully or unsuccessfully) for
the consequences of child maltreatment reports that were made due to
research? I know IRBs are skittish about this, and I wonder
if they have historical reasons to be, or if there concerns are more in
the realm of "it could happen."