User:Allig11/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Crime

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
- Interested me and wanted to learn more/gain more knowledge

- Crime plays a big role in society today

- First impression= started off with a lot definitions to introduce topic, multiple references

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

- Includes introductory sentence, states definition of crime

- Mainly talks about incarceration/criminal justice system

- Does not include some of major sections

- Focused too much on "remedies and sanctions" that are used to regulate (meaning incarceration)

Content:

- Felt etymology and definition section was not relevant/doesn't belong

- Definition section talked about "differences" between what crime means, did not feel it was relevant/up to date

Tone and Balance:

- Article=neutral, not heavily biased

- Labelling theory section seemed underrepresented compared to natural law theory

- Does not attempt to persuade

Sources and References:

- Information is backed up by sources

- Sources seem to be a little outdated and some of the links work (one did not)

- There are better sources available, seem to be more credible

Organization and Writing Quality:

- Concise and easy to read

Images and Media:

- Not many pictures provided, but of the ones there I feel like they do not enhance the reader's understanding

Talk Page Discussion:

- Rated C-Class

- Conversations about modifying things such as the content and references, confusion

Overall Impressions:

- Strengths= unbiased, good amount of content

- Improvements= images/media, more current sources

- Underdeveloped