California Penal Code

§ 3500

PEN § 3500 Effective Jan 1, 2017Title 2.1 · Part 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

For purposes of this title:

(a)“Behavioral research” means studies involving, but not limited to, the investigation of human behavior, emotion, adaptation, conditioning, and response in a program designed to test certain hypotheses through the collection of objective data. Behavioral research does not include the accumulation of statistical data in the assessment of the effectiveness of programs to which inmates are routinely assigned, including, but not limited to, education, vocational training, productive work, counseling, recognized therapies, and programs that are not experimental in nature.

(b)“Biomedical research” means research relating to or involving biological, medical, or physical science. Biomedical research does not include the accumulation of statistical data in the assessment of the effectiveness of nonexperimental public health programs or treatment programs in which inmates routinely participate.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 197, Sec. 1. (SB 1238) Effective January 1, 2017.