Code of Massachusetts Regulations
103 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Title 103 CMR 917.00 - County Correctional Facilities - Research
Section 917.02 - Application to Conduct Research
Universal Citation: 103 MA Code of Regs 103.917
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The Sheriff/facility administrator shall in conformity with the parent agency's policy review and approve all facility research projects prior to implementation.
(2) The Sheriff/facility administrator shall require, at a minimum, that the following information be provided in any application to conduct research in the facility:
(a) the name, address, and telephone number
of the principal researcher and of all research staff;
(b) an endorsement by a recognized research
organization, such as a university, private foundation, consulting firm or
public agency certifying that the research is for valid scientific,
educational, or other public purposes;
(c) a summary of the goals of the
study;
(d) a description of the
research design including procedures for data collection, procedures which will
be followed to protect inmate privacy, details of any compensation to be paid
to inmates; and
(e) when a study
requires access to criminal offender record information (CORI), the researcher
shall apply for access to the Department of Criminal Justice Information
Services (DCJIS) and shall provide the Sheriff/facility administrator with a
copy of the DCJIS' letter of approval before being allowed to begin the
research. (Refer to M.G.L. c. 6, § 173.)
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