User:Clairejking/sandbox

Article Evaluation: "Economic history of the world"

 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Everything seemed to relate well to the topic at hand, and flowed in a chronological way that was easy to understand. Nothing was overly distracting in the article.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * One of the GDP money adjustments was based on the value of the U.S. dollar in 2013, so an updated number there would be beneficial.
 * What else could be improved?
 * The Mesolithic section of the article could be longer. Compared to the other sections, it has hardly any information in regards to that economic period.


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * The tone of the article seems very neutral, and the facts presented don't seem to favor one side or another.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * There aren't necessarily view points that are overrepresented, but rather the early economic history sections of the article have much more content and facts embedded in them.
 * Evaluating sources -
 * The links in the article do work, and they are directly related to the statements made in the article which makes it easier to understand through these embedded links.
 * Some of the references still need citations as they do not have empirical data to support these claims, but overall most information is cited to reliable sources.
 * Talk Page -
 * The main conversations occurring on the talk page of the article are in regards to adding new information (charts and tables) and considering a different title for the article. Not much going on overall on the talk page.
 * The article is a part of the Wikiprojects "Economics" and "History".
 * In class (over just a few meetings so far), we have mainly covered the modern era of economics, while this page focuses heavily on preindustrial economics.

Nice job. In the future you'll want to make sure you sign off a post with four tildes (you can click on the icon below). Cassell04 (talk) 22:41, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Article Evaluation: "Crime in Ohio"

 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Are some areas under- or over-developed?
 * All of the information presented in this article does relate to the general topic of "crime in Ohio", but there are definitely some major subtopics relating to this subject that are missing from the article.
 * There are also statistics presented that could be updated to a more current year.
 * The topic of "Policing" is over-developed compared to any other heading, while the focus on actual crimes being committed are hardly addressed.
 * Is the article written neutrally?
 * Yes, with the little information provided, the text is all neutral to the topic.
 * Does each claim have a citation? Are the citations reliable?
 * All claims do have citations, some may not be scholarly sources, but they still seem pretty reliable.
 * What do I plan to contribute?
 * I want to add updated information on crime rates in the state to a more recent year. I also want to expand on the topic of capital punishment in the state, as there is only one sentence about it so far in the article.
 * (There is currently no discussion occurring on the talk page of the article, but I will post a few sources I believe will be relevant to updating it within that section.)

Clairejking (talk) 20:02, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

-I recently added a citation to this article which gave a little more information on crime rates in Ohio (in regards to violent crime). The Uniform Crime Report is an excellent source of information gathered by the FBI each year which elaborates on crime in each state - therefore, I figured it would be a fitting source for this article. Clairejking (talk) 22:28, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Sources that could possibly be helpful in updating article:

- Uniform Crime Report

- Bureau of Labor Statistics

- U.S. Census Bureau Clairejking (talk) 03:58, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Taxation and the Ohio Prison System:
The Ohio prison system is the sixth largest state prison system in the United States, and it is operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. As of 2015, the cost per prisoner was around $69 per day. As of November 2016, Ohio’s prison population consisted of 51,064 inmates. Overcrowding in prisons has been a major issue in the state, with that rate sitting at 132.1% in 2016. The funding of the criminal justice field by the state has been on the decline (a cut of $150 million in the last ten years), and prisons are receiving less money while the prison population is growing. The rates of violent crime in Ohio have decreased throughout the last few years as well, and the prison population has not decreased with the reduction in violent crime. Nationally, states contribute about 5% of their overall funds to the corrections field.

Nurses have been logging in more overtime hours in the Ohio prison system, and it is costing the state’s taxpayers millions of dollars. Potential candidates are worried to work in the correctional environment and supply is not meeting demand. With a shortage of nurses, there is no choice but to send those already hired into overtime pay to properly supply inmates with the care they need.

Socioeconomic Status and Crime:
Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.6% as of August 2018, with its highest rate of unemployment occurring in January of 2010 (11.1%). There are racial disparities in Ohio’s prison system, with African Americans and Latinos being overrepresented compared to the underrepresented number of whites. In 2010, African Americans were over five times more likely to be incarcerated than whites in Ohio and Latinos were two times more likely. Studies show that high rates of crime and poverty are usually located within the same geographical areas.

Employment in the Criminal Justice System of Ohio:
As of May 2016, Ohio employed 74,090 jobs relating to the Criminal Justice field. The highest paying job in the field was that of a lawyer (14,960 employed in the state), making a mean annual wage of $105,520. Law clerks (1,460 employed in the state) were the lowest paid employees, making a mean annual wage of $35,740.

Issue 1:
Issue 1 is set to be on the ballot in the November 2018 general election in Ohio, and it includes reformed sentencing for drug offenses. If passed by the voters of Ohio, drug offenders would be charged with misdemeanors instead of felonies, and drug offenders on probation could not be sent to prison because of a violation of their probation that was non-criminal. Through an implementation of Issue 1, the state would be required to utilize the money it saves from the decline of inmates on new programs that help rehabilitate offenders in a more productive manner. Clairejking (talk) 23:41, 5 October 2018 (UTC)