User:Colewill110/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Broken windows theory

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article as I ventured down a rabbit hole of the social sciences and political science sections. I came across this article through my interest in government institutions. At first glance, I see that this is an article based on a policing practice that is the subject of much controversy.

Evaluate the article
This article is rather detailed. It touches on all the main talking points concerning the theory, and it notably touches on the controversies surrounding this theory, particularly its relation to the "stop-and-frisk" policies employed by the NYPD. The article is relatively up to date, last updated on January 10th. There are ample images, mainly of decrepit urban environments most often associated with criminal activity. It is also organized in a proper manner, first focusing on the theoretical concepts, then analyzing case studies and criticisms of the theory. However, a glaring weakness of the article lies in its heavy focus on the statements of individual scholars, rather than paraphrasing these all of these points and presenting them in a concise manner (with footnotes, of course). While reading closely, it doesn't appear that the article loses its objectivity, but someone taking a quick glance may think otherwise due to this heavy citation upon individual scholars. This also gives the illusion of the article as a book report, or a mashup of several. Overall, a solid article, however being more concise and laying out the facts in a more objective manner will certainly help.