Law, ethical codes, and the report of the CSSP survey on ethics policies

Authors
Fleckstein, MP Martone, M Pitluck, HM
Citation
Mp. Fleckstein et al., Law, ethical codes, and the report of the CSSP survey on ethics policies, J FOREN SCI, 46(4), 2001, pp. 982-985
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
ISSN journal
00221198 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
982 - 985
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1198(200107)46:4<982:LECATR>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Recently, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) collected dat a from its member organizations regarding codes of ethics. To better unders tand why such a survey would be undertaken, this paper begins by examining what is meant by ethics and highlights some distinctions between law and et hic. It then discusses codes of ethics, stressing their purposes and functi ons. Finally, it looks at the results of the CSSP survey and evaluates how various organizations formulate and implement their codes.