USDOE Human Subjects Research Database, fiscal year 1995

Sandia National Laboratories

Project Identifier: SNL-94-10

Project Title:

Smart Gun Technology Project

Principle Investigator: Mr. Doug Weiss

Project started in: 1994

Fiscal Year 1995 Funding for Research on Human Subjects:

Project Funding Information:
Project received funding in Fiscal Year 1995.
Project used human subjects in Fiscal Year 1995.

Funding Sources:

Non-DOE Federal: Department of Justice

Amount: $34,000 (Est.)

Information on Use of Human Subjects:

Project does not involve use of multiple protocols/subprojects.

IRB Review:
Type of Review: Expedited
Most Recent Approval: August 02, 1994

Number of Human Subjects in the Last Reporting Period for this Project: 319
(Reporting periods vary.)

Type of Human Subjects Involvement:

Questionnaires, Surveys, Epidemiological Studies:

Use of personally identifiable data from questionnaires, surveys, or epidemiological studies.

• Use of data collected from subjects specifically for this project.

(a. Objectives, b. Methodology, c. Ionizing Radiation, Radioactive Substances, or Chemical Substances to which human subjects are exposed, d. Involvement of Human Subjects [d.1. procedures used, d.2. risks if any])

Objectives: To evaluate technologies that may eliminate the capability of someone using a police officer's firearm against the police officer. A first phase is to research requirements from proposed end users of the ultimate product.

Methodology: End users' expectations and opinions will be collected from a wide demographic range of respondents through use of surveys and structured interviews (following a script). Subjects are persons involved with both law enforcement and firearms. Requests are initiated with management of pertinent agencies for permission to gather information from individuals, such as patrol officers, in that agency.

Involvement of Human Subjects: Individuals are contacted for information. To alleviate the concerns that the statements individuals make could in some way be used against them (e.g., be detrimental to their career), several measures have been implemented: make subjects aware that answering all questions (including demographic data) is optional and any question may be skipped; analyze collected information in aggregate form; obtain written consent to use information from an individual if the information could be directly associated with that person. The collected data will be treated as confidential. There are minimal risks to the human subjects who participate in this project.