User:GZhen/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title Disorganized offender
 * Article Evaluation
 * Rating: Stub class, low importance
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it is relevant to the topic at hand. I found this in the crime wikiproject. Most felony offenders are considered disorganized offenders so there should be more information available on this page.
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable? The citations do seem reliable but I think there can be more reliable sources to use. One of the sources they chose was PsychToday which is often the go to for information on psychology
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No, this topic is a little bit odd. In a way it should be covering underrepresented populations since there isn't often any information coming from disorganized offenders. But the article itself does not give any examples and doesn't give a thorough enough explanation on the psychology of disorganized offenders.
 * How I can contribute: there are many news articles on disorganized offenders, and these offenders are often classified by type such as mass murderers. Additionally, there are many historically important crimes committed by disorganized offenders that are worth looking into.
 * Sources
 * Kocsis, Richard N, Harvey J Irwin, and Andrew F Hayes. “Organised and Disorganised Criminal Behaviour Syndromes in Arsonists: A Validation Study of a Psychological Profiling Concept.” Psychiatry, psychology, and law 5.1 (1998): 117–131. Web.
 * Kocsis, Richard N, Harvey J Irwin, and Andrew F Hayes. “Organised and Disorganised Criminal Behaviour Syndromes in Arsonists: A Validation Study of a Psychological Profiling Concept.” Psychiatry, psychology, and law 5.1 (1998): 117–131. Web.

Option 2

 * Article title Bloodstain pattern analysis
 * Article Evaluation
 * Rating: Start class, mid-importance
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, blood stain pattern analysis is an important part of forensics and it's used in many investigations since it can provide the detectives with a lot of information.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, although there are some issues with tone and word choice that make it seem as if the author meant to give an opinion on the matter. But I don't think this is done on purpose.
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No, it's primarily a scientific article.
 * How I can contribute: I actually have a lot of ideas for this one: for one it's missing a lot information in methodology and there is also missing information on how blood stain analysis can be applied in crimes. I can also change up the word choice for the article since the tone of the article does not sound as neutral as it should for a wikipedia article.
 * Sources Buck, Ursula et al. “3D Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Ballistic Reconstruction of the Trajectories of Blood Drops and Determination of the Centres of Origin of the Bloodstains.” Forensic science international 206.1 (2010): 22–28. Web.
 * This topic had quite a bit of scholarly sources that I can use. I definitely think that it's worth editing it for wikipedia. I didn't learn of 3D Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in forensics. This is a highly notable topic with very little written on it. ****
 * Sources Buck, Ursula et al. “3D Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Ballistic Reconstruction of the Trajectories of Blood Drops and Determination of the Centres of Origin of the Bloodstains.” Forensic science international 206.1 (2010): 22–28. Web.
 * This topic had quite a bit of scholarly sources that I can use. I definitely think that it's worth editing it for wikipedia. I didn't learn of 3D Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in forensics. This is a highly notable topic with very little written on it. ****

Option 3

 * Article title Juvenile court
 * Article Evaluation
 * Rating: Start, mid-importance
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the juvenile court system operates differently from a regular criminal court but it still very much a part of our criminal justice system.
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Yes, a lot of citations are from government agencies or academic journals.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * Yes, children are often misrepresented or underrepresented because of their young age. They can't really speak for themselves, this is especially true for juveniles.
 * How I can contribute: The page itself is disorganized. It lacks in the models given and history of the juvenile justice system. If I were to edit this page I would add information on the different models as well as a history of the system. There is also information missing for court procedure and the variety of different cases that led to the system as it is today. It is also important to mention the up and coming ideas for juvenile justice.
 * Sources   MEARS, DANIEL P et al. “THE ‘TRUE’ JUVENILE OFFENDER: AGE EFFECTS AND JUVENILE COURT SANCTIONING.” Criminology (Beverly Hills) 52.2 (2014): 169–194. Web.
 * Gave me a good idea that I didn't even think of. Children being so extremely malleable would be effected in different ways depending on their age. It's worth also looking at while looking into what to add into juvenile courts.
 * Sources   MEARS, DANIEL P et al. “THE ‘TRUE’ JUVENILE OFFENDER: AGE EFFECTS AND JUVENILE COURT SANCTIONING.” Criminology (Beverly Hills) 52.2 (2014): 169–194. Web.
 * Gave me a good idea that I didn't even think of. Children being so extremely malleable would be effected in different ways depending on their age. It's worth also looking at while looking into what to add into juvenile courts.

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