Liss Marsha B
Ethics Behav. 1994;4(2):133-46. doi: 10.1207/s15327019eb0402_6.
During the past 20 years, states have increasingly expanded the lists of individuals who are obligated to report their suspicions of child abuse and neglect. These legal requirements are juxtaposed with ethical considerations in research and professional practice. The ethical issues include the obligation to maintain both confidentiality of information provided by human participants and the safety and protection of these participants. This article reviews the types of state child abuse reporting statutes and outlines the categories of mandated reporters. I develop a model of how individual researchers should approach deciding whether they are mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect.
在过去20年里,各州越来越多地扩大了有义务报告其对虐待和忽视儿童行为怀疑的人员名单。这些法律要求与研究及专业实践中的伦理考量并存。伦理问题包括对人类参与者提供的信息保密的义务以及对这些参与者的安全与保护。本文回顾了各州虐待儿童报告法规的类型,并概述了强制报告人的类别。我构建了一个模型,说明个体研究人员应如何着手决定自己是否为虐待和忽视儿童行为的强制报告人。