Section 50. Conditions for department approval of external research  


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  • The department may approve research projects only when it determines, in its sole discretion, that the following conditions have been met:

    1. The department has sufficient financial resources and staff to support the research project, and that on balance the benefits of the research justify the department's involvement;

    2. The proposed research will not interfere significantly with department programs or operations, particularly those of the operating units that would participate in the proposed research;

    3. The proposed research is compatible with the purposes and goals of the juvenile justice system and with the department's organization, operations, and resources; and

    4. The proposed research requests for aggregate data or de-identified data, and the human research proposals, comply with all department procedures, which shall be posted on the department's website.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 21, Issue 09, eff. February 9, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 05, eff. December 1, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§§ 66-10 and 66-10.1 of the Code of Virginia.