In this Proof Over Precedent episode, the third show in the 'Demystifying IRBs' series, host Jim Greiner meets with IRB expert Shannon Sewards to answer the tricky question: Who counts as a 'human subject'?  Legal researchers need to know about IRBs and how they define ‘human subjects’ and IRBs need to know about legal research and the role of participants in the studies.

In this Proof Over Precedent episode, the third show in the 'Demystifying IRBs' series, host Jim Greiner meets with IRB expert Shannon Sewards to answer the tricky question: Who counts as a 'human subject'? Legal researchers need to know about IRBs and how they define ‘human subjects’ and IRBs need to know about legal research and the role of participants in the studies.

Episode 14: Ethical Conundrums in Legal Research

The Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School discusses the work of bringing credible evidence to lawyers, judges, and decision makers, to transform the U.S. justice system into an evidence-based field. We bring you weekly one-on-one interviews with experts in the area of access to justice -- researchers, lawyers, professors, law students, data analysts, research participants, and anyone who has an interesting role in this growing area.

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Episode 14: Ethical Conundrums in Legal Research

Episode 14: Ethical Conundrums in Legal Research