Research ethics: Assuring anonymity at the individual level may not be sufficient to protect research participants from harm
Randomised Response Techniques are used to investigate rule breaking in conservation such as hunting of protected species
Abstract
The recent special edition of Biological Conservation on Conservation Crime provided an opportunity to reflect on the growing use of specialised methods for asking sensitive questions in conservation. Such tools, including the Randomised Response Technique (RRT), are increasingly used to investigate rule breaking in conservation for example, hunting of protected species, use of illegal fishing gear, or other wildlife crimes.
Citation
John, F.A.V.St., Brockington, D., Bunnefeld, N., Duffy, R., Homewood, K., Jones, J.P.G., Keane, A., Milner-Gulland, E.J., Nuno, A., Razafimanahaka, J.H., Research ethics: Assuring anonymity at the individual level may not be sufficient to protect research participants from harm, Biological Conservation, 2015