User:Emichtk23/sandbox

User:JSostakas/New sandbox

Article Evaluation:

Recidivism


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Yes, everything in the article is relevant to the article topic, which is recidivism. Nothing distracted me away from the topic at hand.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * The most recent statistic in the article appears to be from 2011, so they could certainly add some more updated studies on the recidivism rates in the US.
 * What else could be improved?
 * I believe that the article is well written, yet the only improvement that could possibly be made is adding more updated statistics.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Yes, the article does appear to be neutral. No biased opinions stuck out to me.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Upon clicking on a citation for misdemeanors, the claim is supported from the article.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Yes, the information comes from other wikipedia articles and other outside sources, and generally the do sound neutral.
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * The conversations going on behind the scenes, are mostly saying that the article is very broad, yet mostly well researched.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is rated "start-class," and is involved in a few Wikiprojects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * We haven't discussed recidivism yet in class.

Article Intervention

Here are three articles I found that could possibly use some intervening. I feel that the blue wall of silence article could really use some more information if such information can be found.


 * Blue Wall of Silence
 * Police brutality
 * criminal justice ethics