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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 6. Criminal Justice and Corrections |
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Agency 35. Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice |
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Chapter 170. Regulation Governing Minimum Standards for Juvenile Informationrequests from and Research Involving Human Subjects Withinthe Department of Juvenile Justice |
Section 100. Proposal for external research
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A. If the research is proposed to take place in a particular organizational unit, the principal researcher shall present a preliminary research proposal to the head of that organizational unit and get the organizational unit head's endorsement of the proposal, in accordance with procedures established by the department.
B. The principal researcher shall submit to the coordinator of external research a complete research proposal describing the research project, and containing:
1. Name, address, telephone numbers, title and affiliation of the principal researcher;
2. Name of the person who will immediately supervise the project, if different from the principal researcher;
3. Funding source, if any;
4. Date of the proposal's submission to the department;
5. Title or descriptive name of the proposed research project;
6. Statement of the specific purpose or purposes of the proposed research project with anticipated results, including benefit to the department;
7. A concise description of the research design and techniques for data collection and analysis, and of the likely effects of the research methodology on existing programs and institutional operations;
8. Timeframes indicating proposed beginning and ending dates for (i) data collection, (ii) analysis, (iii) preliminary report, and (iv) final report;
9. A listing of resources the researcher will require from the department or its units, such as staff, supplies, materials, equipment, work spaces, or access to clients and files;
10. A written endorsement from the head of the organizational unit where the research will be conducted, if applicable;
11. For student research, endorsement from the researcher's academic advisor or other appropriate persons;
12. For research involving records of juveniles at state and local court service units, a written endorsement from the appropriate juvenile and domestic relations judge or judges;
13. For human research, a written endorsement from the institutional review board of the institution or organization with which the researcher is affiliated; and
14. For all research projects, a signed and dated statement that the principal researcher and research staff have read, understand, and agree to abide by these regulations.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 21, Issue 09, eff. February 9, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 05, eff. December 1, 2016.