Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form

Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form
Section 1: Details of the Researcher and their Research
N.B. If you are conducting research that involves ‘animals and significant habitats’, please
use the Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form involving Animals and Habitats
(www.anglia.ac.uk/researchethics).
Applicants carrying out research with children or vulnerable adults may also need to carry
out an online Safeguarding course and submit the pass certificate with their ethics
application. Please refer to the Question Specific Advice for the Stage 1 Research Ethics
Application Form at the above weblink.
Researcher details
First name Dilara
Family name Eroglu
Department/Faculty Criminology/Humanities and Social Sciences/ALSS
Email address [e-mail]
Name of Institution where you
study or work (if not Anglia
Ruskin)
N/A
Are you:
Please tick
X Undergraduate (UG) Student
€ Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Student
€ Postgraduate Research (PGR)
Student
€ Member of ARU Staff
€ Member of ARU staff carrying out Masters/Doctorate
research
Students (including staff proposing research on a course/programme)
Your SID 1707025
Your course/programme title Criminology
Name of your First Supervisor
(for PGR) or Supervisor (for
UG and PGT)
N/A
Research details
Title of your research project
N.B. For UG/PGT students,
this is not the title of your
research module
Critically evaluate the hate crime of the people of UK.
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Name and institutional affiliation
of any research collaborators
Date of application
Brief Project Summary (up to
700 words) Please summarise
your research in non-specialist
language.
In the current era, it is typical for an individual to gain their
understanding of the hate crime for conducting suitable
behaviors with others. Moreover, a hate crime is known as the
bias crime as it is prejudice inspired that occurs at the time of
perpetrators victim target because of their membership within the
race and social group (Chakraborti, 2016). sMoreover, hate crime
refers to the acts of crime that are seen to have been inspired by
bias against the result. The incidents might consider certain
issues like bullying, verbal abuse, harassment, mate crime, and
hate mail, and graffiti. It is also that hate crime law is based on
bias inspired violence. It is also found that the hate crime laws
are different as compared to the hate speech. Hate crime laws
increase penalties for eliminating the hate crime from particular
areas. In the UK, the offender has been penalizing if the victim is
injured by the hate crime. It is evaluated that the organization
could deeply evaluate this problem and make a decision
accordingly.
In this study, the researcher will use a qualitative
research design method that facilitates the research
scholar to gain their understanding of the hate crime and
facilitates to reach a reliable conclusion (Chakraborti,
2016). Moreover, the investigator has also used the
deductive approach as it facilitates to make the research
hypothesis on behalf of the research matter, prove, and
reject them accordingly. This tool could also be effective
in meet the aim and objectives of the research matter in
the least time and cost. Apart from this, it is stated that
the descriptive method will also be practiced due to
getting depth content towards the hate crime and making
a reliable decision in favor of research matter. The data
collection method will lead to collect reliable
information in the context of research matter (Burks, et
al., 2018). It could consist of two methods like primary
and secondary data collection method. The selection of
data collection method could also be imperative for the
investigator to timely complete the research and meet the
aim and objectives of the research matter. Apart from
this, it is found that data collection could provide an
appropriate guide to the investigator to conduct this
study and make a favourable decision (Chakraborti,
2014). For conducting this study, the researcher will use
secondary data collection tool to comprehend theoretical
information in the context of the research matter. There
are certain sources that are considered by investigators
like academic journal, books, articles, online and offline
sources, and websites (Perry, 2014). It could be
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effective in getting reliable information about the
research matter. In this study, the qualitative data
analysis method will be practiced by the investigators as
it considers the consider data analysis method. It could
also be effective in collecting reliable information about
research matter. The content analysis method is effective
for getting reliable information in the context of a hate
crime. This method collected by different sources like
articles, journals, books, magazines, online and offline
sources. It will also lead to getting reliable information
in the context of current matter (Mason, 2014).
Research questions
The following question will be accomplished by the
researcher to reach the reliable conclusion:
 What do you understand by the meaning and
conce)pt of hate crime
 Which factors could affect the hate crime
 Which strategies are used for improving hate
crime
The sampling method is effective for collecting a
suitable sample size in the context of the current matter
(Hanes, and Machin, 2014). It could lead to make a
reliable decision in the context of current matter
(Chakraborti and Garland, 2015).There are two kinds of
methods that are used by the researcher to collect the
information about the research concern like prodigality
sampling and non-probability sampling method. In this
study, the probability sampling method could lead to
randomly select the research candidates for proceeding
in this task (Chakraborti, 2015). The probability
sampling method could also facilitate to make a
favourable decision in the context of current matter. This
study will be conducted on the victims who have
suffered from the hate crime issues in the UK. It could
lead to collect the feasible information in the context of
the current matter (Corcoran, Laderand Smith, 2016).
Please explain the potential value
of your research to society and/or
the economy and its potential to
improve knowledge and
understanding.
This research is effective for the readers to gain their
understanding of the hate crime as it facilitates to get depth
information about the research matter. The researcher will also
be capable of comprehending the meaning and concept of hate
crime. It could also be effective in getting reliable information
about the research issue. Moreover, the researcher will also be
capable to comprehend the factors that could affect the hate
crime. In addition, it is also found that this study will lead to
comprehend the strategies reacted to the hate crime for making a
favourable decision. Moreover, the research scholar will also be
capable to comprehend different kinds of research methods that
could be effective in conducting the research in a systematic
manner. In addition, it is evaluated that the hate crime is a major
concern in the current era and depth understanding about this
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topic could aware to me for conducting the research in a suitable
manner. Through this study, the investigator will improve their
professional as well as personal life that could be effective for
making a positive image of the investigator in the working place.
It will also assist to make their career in the hate crime
department. Moreover, the investigator will be capable to know
different method as it could be associated with respect to the
current matter, which will lead to performing the study in an
effective way.
Section 2: Research Ethics Checklist (Refer to Section 3 for an explanation of the colour coding.)
N.B. If you are conducting research that involves ‘animals and significant habitats’, please use
the Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form involving Animals and Habitats
(www.anglia.ac.uk/researchethics).
You must provide a response to ALL questions. Please refer to the Question Specific Advice
for completing the Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form for guidance.
Will your r esearch (delete as appropriate):
1 Involve human participants? YE
S
NO
2 Create a risk that individuals and/or organisations could be identified
in the outputs?
YE
S
NO
3 Involve participants whose responses could be influenced by your
relationship with them or by any perceived, or real, conflicts of
interest?
YE
S
NO
4 Involve the co-operation of a ‘gatekeeper’ to gain access to participants? YE
S
NO
5 Offer financial or other forms of incentives to participants? YE
S
NO
6 Involve the possibility that any incidental health issues relating to
participants be
identified?
YE
S
NO
7 Involve the discussion of topics that participants may find distressing? YE
S
NO
8 Take place outside of the country where you work and/or are enrolled to
study?
YES NO
9 Cause a negative impact on the environment (over and above that of
normal daily activity)?
YES NO
10 Involve gathering or preparing non-living biological samples not held
already in a university, museum or other collection?
YES NO
11 Involve genetic modification of human tissue, or use of genetically
modified organisms classified as Class One activities?1.
YES NO
12 Involve genetic modification of human tissue, or use of genetically
modified organisms above Class One activities?2.
YES NO
1 Email [e-mail] for further information.
2 As above.
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