Feminist Ethics and Research with Women in Prison

Authors

Christina Quinlan, Technological University DublinFollow
Lucy Baldwin, De Montfort University
Natalie Booth, Bath Spa University

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Women's and gender studies, Social issues, Social sciences

Publication Details

Open access

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00328855221079265

Abstract

In this article, a new model, An Ethic of Empathy, is proposed as a guide for researchers, particularly new scholars to the discipline. This model emerged from the authors’ concerns regarding the application of ethics to studies that focus on the experience of female offenders in criminal justice systems. The key issue is the vulnerability of incarcerated and post-release women in relationship to the powerful status of social scientist researchers. The complexity of ethics in such research settings necessitates a particular ethical preparation, involving formation, reflection, understanding, commitment, care, and empathy. Three cases are outlined which document the authors’ ethical formations as researchers.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00328855221079265

Recommended Citation

Quinlan, C., Baldwin, L., & Booth, N. (2022). Feminist Ethics and Research with Women in Prison. The Prison Journal, 102(2), 172–195. DOI: 10.1177/00328855221079265

Creative Commons License

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