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Justice refers to whether certain vulnerable populations are being singled out for unusual burden from the study procedures being undertaken. This is not likely to be an issue for human service research for the day-to-day practitioner because you are dealing with clients who have asked for service. If you were conducting a different kind of study with a national sample of persons from low-income communities, the question would be raised as to whether your study purpose necessitates that data be drawn only from this type of population. It might seem unfair to target governmental housing projects simply because it is well known that persons in these homes feel that they must answer anyone’s questions because their housing is being subsidized. If your study is about people in subsidized housing, this would be okay. But if it is about a general topic that has nothing specific to do with subsidized housing or poverty, your IRB might raise a question about using only such communities for your study subjects.