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To protect and serve consumers, the Department of Consumer Affairs issues licenses in more than 100 business and 200 professional categories, including doctors, dentists, contractors, cosmetologists and automotive repair facilities.
Established in 1961, the DOI helps the DCA achieve it's consumer protection mission by investigating alleged violations of California laws, regulations and professional standards. When licensing boards receive complaints or reports of alleged misconduct, they are often referred to the DOI for investigation.
Education The Department helps consumers make wise purchasing decisions by informing them about the laws that protect them, explaining what they should know about a business, and letting them know what their responsibilities are to protect themselves.
To protect and serve consumers, the Department of Consumer Affairs issues licenses in more than 100 business and 200 professional categories, including doctors, dentists, contractors, cosmetologists and automotive repair facilities.
File a complaint with your local consumer protection office or the state agency that regulates the company. Notify the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in your area about your problem. The BBB tries to resolve your complaints against companies.
Contact the company about your complaint Explain your problem to the company by calling, web chatting, or sending them a formal complaint letter. Use this sample complaint letter as a guide to help you explain the problem and what you want done to resolve it.
Consumer affairs specialists are involved in consumer advocacy and protection, law and legislation, housing, and financial planning and counseling.
Research involving deception or partial disclosure may be necessary in certain cases where participants are not aware of the true purpose of the research in advance. This could involve providing false information or only revealing certain aspects of the study to participants.
The IRB discourages the use of deception when: Alternative methods can be used that will yield valid study results. The deception deprives participants of the opportunity to protect their own interests. The missing information affects the participants' ability to assess the risks of participation.
Examples of Active Deceptive Research Participants complete a quiz and are falsely told that they did poorly, regardless of their performance. Participants who do not know they are in a research study are observed to see how they behave when they find valuables (e.g., wallet, laptop) unattended in a public location.