Biomedical and Behavioral Research on Juvenile Inmates: Uninformed Choices and Coerced Participation
Abstract
The question that will be addressed here is whether juvenile inmates can voluntarily give informed consent to participate in biomedical and behavioral research. Further, can juvenile inmates act voluntarily in the midst of coercion used by researchers to persuade the subjects to participate, and coercion that is inherent in the nature of being a juvenile inmate? Can consent be informed when a juvenile inmate's comprehension and understanding of what biomedical and behavioral research entails is limited by age and maturity level? Finally, even if juvenile inmates are deemed capable to give voluntary informed consent to biomedical and behavioral research, is simply participating in such research violative of their constitutional rights?
Recommended Citation
Note, Biomedical and Behavioral Research on Juvenile Inmates: Uninformed Choices and Coerced Participation, 15 J.L. & Health 77 (2000-2001)