User:Asharma020/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Juvenile Delinquency
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, the Lead gives a concise and clear introductory sentence. In this case, the introductory sentence is simply the definition of the topic; while in many situations that may not be enough, this topic's definition is fortunately comprehensive and helps to understand the scope of the article.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * The Lead does not include a description of the article's major sections. While it does list out some potential factors related to the topic, those topics are not necessarily subheadings or part of the table of contents.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * The Lead does not include information that is not present in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is not too long or complicated, but it definitely does include details that are reiterated more contextually in later sections and would probably do better later on in the article.

Lead evaluation
Overall, I would say that this is a pretty solid Lead, as it adequately introduces the topic and gives me a broad overview of the different aspects of the topic to keep in mind as I read the article. However, it could do a better job of previewing the rest of the article clearly and be made more concise by the removal of some excessive and repetitive details that do not contribute to an initial understanding of the topic.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * All the article's content is relevant to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * The sources of the article are relatively up to date (2014), given that much of this topic is political and there is not constant policy revising on juvenile delinquency. That being said, the article itself only presents data up to 2009, and many of the studies are from before 2000. Therefore, some of its data could be re-edited and reviewed to account for the current times.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * All the content belongs in the article, but there could be more information on where in the world juvenile delinquency is highest. While I feel that the subheadings are pretty comprehensive of the topic, the specific information within those subheadings could use some more details; for example, "policies" does not include any information about political Acts or strict measures in place that deal with juvenile justice.

Content evaluation
Overall, the article's content is good enough to provide a new reader with a general idea of what juvenile delinquency entails. However, the specific data seems to be slightly outdated and there could be more details given for certain subsections that would better help the reader understand the history of this topic.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes!
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * There are no strong claims being made in the article; rather, it is very much based on data and its sources.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * All the viewpoints are pretty equally represented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * The article does not attempt to persuade the reader

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is very good about providing objective data and not imposing personal opinions onto the reader, even subtly.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes!
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Fortunately, there are various sources and they are all very thorough.
 * Are the sources current?
 * The sources are relatively current; however, it varies per section. For the most part, however, the relevancy of the source matches what the section requires in terms of "current-ness."
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * All five links that I checked worked!

Sources and references evaluation
The sources and references of this article are strong. The author(s) have done a great job citing their sources and the sources themselves are up to date.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes! The article is very easily followed despite it including some deeper concepts; the language level is very good and makes it such that most everyone should be able to easily read and learn this topic should they choose to read the article.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * I did not find any spelling/grammar errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The article is very well organized and has clear subheadings that accurately reflect the information it presents.

Organization evaluation
This article is very well organized and accurately reflects the information it will present. The information itself is well conveyed and easily understood.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The article does not include many images. However, the images that are included (only 1) is very effective and relevant.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * The image that is included is well captioned and easily understood.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes!
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * The image that is included is laid out in a visually appealing way.

Images and media evaluation
The article does a good job of including effective media when it does include media. However, it does not include a lot of media to begin with, which is an area it can improve on.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Most of the conversations on the talk page are not super recent, but the most recent ones essentially discuss different ways to present information. While that is often through small adjustments such as updating data and fixing vandalism, I was surprised to find that there is also a lot of more deep conversation about the more complex pieces of this topic, such as disambiguation about the term "juvenile" and the necessity of adding information about different groups of juveniles (e.g. sexual offenders).
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The cannot find out if there are any article ratings, but the article was the subject of an educational assignment and is now of interest to Wiki-Projects in the fields of psychology, crime, sociology, and correction & detention facilities.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * While my discussion of the topic in class has involved a lot of emotional and social discussion of the topic, this article speaks of the information in a much more data-centric way and presents juvenile justice as an independent "discourse" rather than a debate or a subject that reaches across multiple issues of education, jobs, etc.

Talk page evaluation
Overall, the Talk page is not as active currently as I would like to see, but the quality of the conversations that have taken place on the page make up for this because they are insightful and very important to the article's conveying of information.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * This article is a strong one overall.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article provides a lot of objective data that is all relevant to the topic and helps provide a comprehensive overview of the topic. It is written in a way that is easy to read and understand and had a good flow of information.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article could add more media (e.g. graphs to complement statistics), as well as provide more details on the current legislation on the topic, seeing as any topic about the justice system is such a political one (not domestic or economic or social).
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I would say the article is well-developed. From this point on, it can only become richer in content.

Overall evaluation
Overall this article is pretty strong, with a couple key areas for minor adjustments and improvement.

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