title: Law, ethical codes, and the report of the CSSP survey on ethics policies. Council of Scientific Society Presidents.
abstract: Recently, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) collected data from its member organizations regarding codes of ethics. To better understand why such a survey would be undertaken, this paper begins by examining what is meant by ethics and highlights some distinctions between law and ethics. It then discusses codes of ethics, stressing their purposes and functions. Finally, it looks at the results of the CSSP survey and evaluates how various organizations formulate and implement their codes.
authors.affiliation: Niagara University, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fleckstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martone
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Pitluck
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000592:standards*