A sociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: "state families," in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. There is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for help and advice. The lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. The use of this staff is:

Respuesta :

The use of this staff is wrong and is prohibited as subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners.

Explanation:

The use of this staff is restricted because it is covered under the authority of head of such prison. Such staffs are not trained or guided according to external people demand or need, because they are specific people and meant for some authorized and legal work only. Thus permitted sociologists are allowed to enter such region for study purpose but under rules and regulations where they are not permitted to ask for any support or favor regarding their documentary performance or to be part of report by physical involvement in any act.