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List of United States cities by crime rate, Canada at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Cannabis, Crime in the United States
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United States Cities Crime Rates

 * List of United States cities by crime rate
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The information displayed does relate to the title. I was curious why the chart had listed multiple cities for one state while only stating one city for another state, but this confusion was answered in the paragraph above the chart. There is no bias indicated. There should be more links to vocabulary such as to define the UCR for those that are unaware of the ins and outs of that report system. Another instance where a link to a word would be useful is after "CBD" as someone mentioned in the talk section that they did not know what it meant. After clicking on the sources, all of the links work and they direct you to a relevant page. The "See Also" section directs you to a good variety of different and related topics. The diversity in including the criticism of ranking crime data is beneficial to comparing different sides of the situation and allowing the reader to see different view points in order to get a solid overall idea. The chart itself would be very informative but it is a little difficult to follow and has inconsistencies. According to the talk page, the chart is converted completely wrong as it should be divided by 100,000 but it is in fact divided by per 1,000 people, messing up all of the numbers. To improve this article it should be updated with the correct information, include more wikilinks to help the reader better understand terminology and include a stronger introduction/overview for depth.
 * Sources:
 * “Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in America.” National Council For Home Safety and Security. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://www.alarms.org/top-100-most-dangerous-cities-in-america/.
 * FBI. Crime Date Explorer. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/.
 * Gramlich, John. “What the Data Says (and Doesn't Say) about Crime in the United States.” Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center, November 23, 2020. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/.
 * FBI. Crime Date Explorer. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/.
 * Gramlich, John. “What the Data Says (and Doesn't Say) about Crime in the United States.” Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center, November 23, 2020. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/.

Canada at Summer Olympics 1960

 * Canada at the 1960 Summer Olympics
 * Article Evaluation:
 * Initial overview is very small, but detailed, as it provides where and when the Olympics were and how many Canadian competitors attended. Contents box is straightforward and informative. Each section is limited with information as it only provides a link to a main page showing all the competitors in the Olympics from everywhere. This page would be stronger if this article itself specifically narrowed down who from each sport section competed and what they placed, rather than sending the reader to find it on another page full of a lot of information. This article is created to spread information specifically about the role of Canada in the Summer Olympics in 1960, however, this article guides the reader on what page to find the information for themselves. The wikilinks take the reader to a page showing all the finalists and contestants for that sport, but it does not show them where to find the Canada statistics, therefore if that information was spread on this wikipage, the reader could find the information faster and clearer. All links are relevant and resourceful. The first cited source is very informative and showed a lot more information than the Wikipedia page did. I do not see anything in the Talk portion of this page.
 * Sources:
 * “Canada at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games.” Canada at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games | The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed Februa ry 18, 2021. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-at-the-1960-olympic-winter-games#:~:text=The%201960%20Olympic%20Winter%20Games%20were%20held%20in%20Squaw%20Valley,one%20silver%20and%20one%20bronze ).
 * “Squaw Valley 1960.” Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website, October 24, 2019. https://olympic.ca/games/1960-squaw-valley/ .
 * “Team Canada Roster @ Olympics - Squaw Valley 1960.” QuantHockey. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://www.quanthockey.com/olympics/en/team-rosters/team-canada-1960-olympics-roster.html .
 * “Team Canada Roster @ Olympics - Squaw Valley 1960.” QuantHockey. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://www.quanthockey.com/olympics/en/team-rosters/team-canada-1960-olympics-roster.html .

Cannabis

 * Cannabis 
 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article immediately grasps the readers attention because of the bright green photo at the top of the page. Also the words "The Cannabis Portal" is an interesting title to the article, making the reader more inclined to read, rather than just stating Cannabis. The images of Cannabis, animated and non-animated show the difference of Wikipedia pages that are created, and this one stands out from the rest. Immediately the introduction is full of resourceful information that is constructed clearly. There are multiple wikilinks directing the reader to new articles that describe each phrase that the average human may not be able to define. These citations are reliable. The way the information is divided into smaller boxes is another great way to direct the readers attention to different locations. The selection of pictures and different links to outside material strengthens this article immensely. It was last updated on September 2nd of 2020 so it could be updated now and inform the reader about upcoming legalization laws in different states of America. I am not sure where this particular article's sources are located or if Wikipedia portal pages require them. In the talk page, someone discusses moving this portal to a more general topic such as plants, however, I disagree and believe Cannabis should have it's own portal especially with its new legalization laws. It is something that people should be educated about on its own.
 * Sources:
 * “Cannabis.” Cannabis - Alcohol and Drug Foundation. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/cannabis/.
 * “Fast Facts and Fact Sheets.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 12, 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/fact-sheets.htm.
 * “Marijuana Legalization and Regulation.” Drug Policy Alliance. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://drugpolicy.org/issues/marijuana-legalization-and-regulation.
 * “Marijuana Legalization and Regulation.” Drug Policy Alliance. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://drugpolicy.org/issues/marijuana-legalization-and-regulation.

Crime in the United States

 * Article Evaluation: C-class rating. I have added this article as it follows along with my major and will provide research that I need to know for my law internship. Leading overview section is good in that is explains where the statistics come from that the FBI uses to record crime in the United States. The first paragraph could use more work, I would replace the first sentence completely. I do like how it talks about the increase and decrease of crime over the years. The contents table included a lot of subheadings, so the reader would imply that there is a decent amount of information for the article. The content is definitely relevant and it is strong in that it included violent and property crime on one article, rather than as two separate. The article would be stronger if it included crime specific to race, age, and wealth. There does not seem to be any bias, but there are minority populations that are underrepresented. There are a lot of different sources listed and even external links to relevant pages. The information throughout the article is well cited. It is also well organized into specific categories. All sources listed are strong and beneficial, but from many years ago. I would add more sources with information from 2019. There are a few captions and graphs, but again, i would like to update the information to more recent years. There is a table of contents of disputes listing up to 43 in the Talk page. There are a lot of topics for discussion in this page. Majority is people arguing over statistics to change or add and then people arguing about the suggested statistics and their sources, reliability, etc. Overall, I think this page leaves me with a lot to work with and i am excited. I think it was decent for what it provided, but definitely needs some fine tuning and to be completely updated.
 * Sources
 * Arrests by offense, age, and race. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/ucr.asp?table_in=2.
 * “Crime Type - Violent Crime.” Accessed February 18, 2021. https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=31.
 * Gramlich, John. “What the Data Says (and Doesn't Say) about Crime in the United States.” Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center, November 23, 2020. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/.
 * “2019.” FBI. FBI, December 20, 2019. https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019.