User:Iwhitten25/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:Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program:
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * It is relevant but does not provide enough background information or the true point of this Grant Program.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * It is written neutrally
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Yes, each claim has a citation
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Some are, but a few come from the actual program itself which could be biased.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * No, it doesn't discuss how this grant program was used to specifically combat drug crime and its entanglement with the War on Drugs and its disproportionate arrest rates.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Sources
 * Cox, Robynn, and Jamein P. Cunningham. "FINANCING THE WAR ON DRUGS: THE IMPACT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS ON RACIAL DISPARITIES IN DRUG ARRESTS." Journal of policy analysis and management 40.1 (2021): 191–224. Web.
 * Cox, Robynn, and Jamein P. Cunningham. "FINANCING THE WAR ON DRUGS: THE IMPACT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS ON RACIAL DISPARITIES IN DRUG ARRESTS." Journal of policy analysis and management 40.1 (2021): 191–224. Web.

Option 2

 * Article title:Mandatory Sentencing
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, however it doesn't specifically identify mandatory sentencing in the US and rather explores mandatory sentencing in other countries (Australia, etc.)
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * In some paragraphs. It has a few ambiguous claims when it comes to the experiences of those who've experienced mandatory sentencing.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * No, some claims throughout do not have a citation and again, are ambiguous.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * The majority of the citations seem reliable, but some that are cited after a claim are sometimes contradictory.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * Somewhat, it provides statistics on how mandatory sentencing has impacted people of color disproportionately, but is not extensive.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Many feel that the article is disorganized & some paragraphs are irrelevant to the topic.


 * Sources:https://jefferson.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01TJU_INST/r5k87v/cdi_proquest_journals_1139030725 :Fischman, Joshua B., and Max M. Schanzenbach. “Racial Disparities Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: The Role of Judicial Discretion and Mandatory Minimums.” Journal of empirical legal studies 9.4 (2012): 729–764. Web.

Option 3

 * Article title:Drug-related crime
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * the content is mostly relevant
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * No, the article assumes that drug use / addiction causes crime (extremely biased)
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * No, some statistics do not have a source cited
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * About half of them are. Some are biased (correlated to the claims of drug use causing crime) or do not work which doesn't allow fact-checking.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * No, it assumes that addicts are the cause of drug crimes which is extremely innacurate & biased. It paints addicts as the source of all drug crimes.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.


 * Sources:https://jefferson.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01TJU_INST/r5k87v/cdi_scopus_primary_624639105 :Rosino, Michael L., and Matthew W. Hughey. “The War on Drugs, Racial Meanings, and Structural Racism: A Holistic and Reproductive Approach.” The American journal of economics and sociology 77.3/4 (2018): 849–892. Web.