Conducting Sensitive Research With Disabled Women Who Experience Domestic Abuse During Pregnancy: Lessons From a Qualitative Study

Handling “Hot Potatoes”: Ethical, Legal, Safeguarding, and Political Quandaries of Researching Drug-Using Offenders

“…The layers of permission were to safeguard participants who are deemed a vulnerable group (by drug workers in particular) and to ensure the feasibility and quality of the research. Others have noted these difficulties with other marginalized and hard to reach groups (Breckenridge et al, 2017). While this process was important and necessary, it added considerable time to the project.…”

“…Neale, Allen, and Coombes (2005) also noted that accessing a drug-using population involves a lengthy but necessary negotiation process. This should be taken into account in a research project involving marginalized and hidden populations who have gatekeepers, which might include organizations or carers (Breckenridge et al, 2017).…”

“…This was crucial because the most successful means of recruitment was for the DIP staff to talk to their clients first about the research, laying the groundwork for the researcher. Others have noted the value of fostering good relationships and communications with the gatekeepers of hard to reach and hidden groups to help recruitment (Breckenridge et al, 2017).…”

“…Risk assessments and safeguarding protocols which are aligned with the gatekeeping organizations will go some way to managing such risks. Breckenridge et al (2017) suggest check in and out procedures and tracking technology on mobile phones.…”

“…Furthermore, there is a need to raise the voices, of a marginalized and hidden population, using a qualitative methodology, due to their position as both a drug user and offender within a political system. Others have noted the need to raise the voices of other marginalized groups (Breckenridge et al, 2017).…”