You learned in this book that Sampson and Raudenbush (1999)
had observers drive down neighborhood streets in Chicago and record the level
of disorder they observed. What should have been the observers’ response if
they observed a crime in progress? What if they only suspected that a crime was
going to occur? What if the crime was a drug dealer interacting with a driver
at a curb? What if it was a prostitute soliciting a customer? What, if any,
ethical obligation does a researcher studying a neighborhood have to residents
in that neighborhood? Should research results be shared at a neighborhood forum
or community meeting?
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