Carisa Carlton is an Anthropologist and Demographer.
I am guided by both the American Sociological Association Code of Ethics and the Code of Ethics of the American Anthropological Association. Other relevant code of ethics includes, but is not limited to:
American Board of Forensic Examiners
n.d. Code of Ethical Conduct. (American Board of Forensic Examiners, 300 South Jefferson Avenue,
Suite 411, Springfield, MO 65806).
American Folklore Society
1988 Statement on Ethics: Principles of Professional Responsibility. AFSNews 17(1).
Archaeological Institute of America
1991 Code of Ethics. American Journal of Archaeology 95:285.
1994 Code of Professional Standards. (Archaeological Institute of America, 675 Commonwealth Ave,
Boston, MA 02215-1401. Supplements and expands but does not replace the earlier Code of Ethics).
National Academy of Sciences
1995 On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research. 2nd edition. Washington, D.C.: National
Academy Press (2121 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20418).
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
1988 Ethical Guidelines for Practitioners.
Sigma Xi
1992 Sigma Xi Statement on the Use of Animals in Research. American Scientist 80:73-76.
Society for American Archaeology
1996 Principles of Archaeological Ethics. (Society for American Archaeology, 900 Second Street, NE,
Suite 12, Washington, D.C. 20002-3557).
Society for Applied Anthropology
1983 Professional and Ethical Responsibilities. (Revised 1983).
Society of Professional Archaeologists
1976 Code of Ethics, Standards of Research Performance and Institutional Standards. (Society of
Professional Archaeologists, PO Box 60911, Oklahoma City, OK 73146-0911).
United Nations
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1983 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
1987 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Forthcoming United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples.