Stanford Prison Experiment Ethical Research

The Stanford Prison Experiment violated research ethics by not protecting research participants, which is a major issue. According to ACJS code standards, “Research should expose participants to no more than minimal risk of personal harm. Researchers should fully disclose the purpose of their research. Participation in research should be voluntary, and therefore subjects must be given their informed consent to participate in the research. Confidentiality must be maintained for individual research participants unless it is voluntarily and explicitly waived” (Bachman & Schutt, 2008). These ethical principles are significantly important guidelines that should be followed by science professionals. However, in the case of the Stanford Prison Experiment,