User:Charieceb/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: (link)Jurisprudence
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chose this article because it is related to my major criminal justice

Lead

 * Guiding questions

Jurisprudence or legal theory is the theoretical study of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and provide a deeper understanding of legal reasoning, legal systems, legal institutions, and the role of law in society.

Modern jurisprudence began in the 18th century and was focused on the first principles of natural law, civil law, and the law of nations.General jurisprudence can be divided into categories both by the type of question scholars seek to answer and by the theories of jurisprudence, or schools of thought, regarding how those questions are best answered. Contemporary philosophy of law, which deals with general jurisprudence, addresses problems internal to law and legal systems and problems of law as a social institution that relates to the larger political and social context in which it exists.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Overly Detailed

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article is relevant to the topic, however, it is more so about the history of Jurisprudence and less about what Jurisprudence actually is. I wouldn't say that the content is up to date consider the information used is from the late 1800's to the mid 2010's, but mostly the early 1900's.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

I would say that the article is neutral, considering the article mostly speaks on the history. I feel like considering there aren't many points on actually what Jurisprudence is, that could possibly be the only form of underrepresented viewpoints. I don't feel that the article tries to persuade the reader.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

The sources aren't current as I stated before the sources go back to the 1800's. I feel that there are definitely dome sources from more present modern day that could be used. The links that I checked do work.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

I would not say that the the article is concise however I would say it is clear on what the author wanted to convey. Yes, it was easy to read. I my reading I did not find any grammatical or spelling errors.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The media associated with the article yes goes with the article but does not necessarily make me want to read this article if I wasn't already interested in the topic. Images are well captioned.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

In the talk box I found that most conversations were on how this article did not fully convey what Jurisprudence was. The conversation also discussed that mainly the article should be updated. The article however, has been rated level 4 vital article C-class and has been apart off 5 WikiProjects.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

I would say this article is overall put together. Maybe needs some updates.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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