People who are especially susceptible to coercion or undue influence are considered vulnerable subjects. They may include
§ Individuals diagnosed with significant mental illness, cognitive impairment, or physical disability (What if my research involves people with limited decision make capacity?)
§ Children (What if my research involves children/adolescents?)
§ Individuals who are illiterate
§ Individuals who are incarcerated or on parole (What if my research involves prisoners?)
§ Individuals with substance addiction
§ Individuals with low socio-economic status, to the extent that they might be coerced into taking risks by payment of a significant economic benefit to take part in the study
§ Students of an instructor researcher (What if my research involves UCSC students?)
§ employees of a researcher
