User:Jgaskin.emich/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
 * Killing of George Floyd


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article covers...
 * 1People involved
 * 2Arrest and death
 * 2.1Initial events
 * 2.2Chauvin kneels on Floyd's neck
 * 2.3Medical response and death
 * 3Investigations and criminal charges
 * 3.1Minneapolis police response
 * 3.2Autopsies
 * 3.3State investigations and criminal charges
 * 3.4Federal investigations
 * 3.5Failed plea bargain agreement
 * 3.6State civil rights action
 * 3.7Civil litigation
 * 3.8Criminal proceedings
 * 4Memorials, protests, and reactions
 * This article contains accurate date and time stamps of events. Article was written as a "matter of fact". Has external links to videos and eye witness accounts.
 * Sources
 * 190+ references
 * 190+ references

Option 2

 * Article title
 * George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act


 * Article Evaluation
 * aims to reduce police brutality by creating a link between the community and law enforcement.
 * Maybe not a great article to use because there is little information on it. Really short article.
 * Sources
 * Siegel, Benjamin (June 4, 2020). "House Democrats introduce policing reform bill named for George Floyd". ABC News. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
 * ^Kim, Caitlyn (June 4, 2020). "Congress Is Eyeing Legislative Solutions To Police Brutality, Including Jason Crow". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
 * ^ Nadler, Jerrold (June 11, 2020). "Justice in Policing Act of 2020" (PDF). House Judiciary Committee.
 * ^ Nadler, Jerrold (June 11, 2020). "Justice in Policing Act of 2020" (PDF). House Judiciary Committee.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Private police in the United States
 * Article Evaluation
 * Talks about what private police are (non-governmental). Gives examples of past like in Kzoo or Ohio. Seems to be credible. Gives pros and cons of private police (though the con section does seem to be lacking). Also give past history with date stamps.
 * Sources
 * 31+
 * Sources
 * 31+

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Shooting of Breonna Taylor


 * Article Evaluation
 * Article covers...
 * 1Persons involved
 * 2Shooting
 * 2.1Warrant and police entry into the apartment
 * 2.2Encounter
 * 3Investigations and legal proceedings
 * 3.1Autopsy and death certificate
 * 3.2Investigations into the three police officers
 * 3.2.1Local and state investigation
 * 3.2.2Federal investigation
 * 3.3Neighbor's lawsuit
 * 3.4Kenneth Walker
 * 3.5Taylor's family
 * 3.6Photographic and video evidence
 * 4Policy and administrative changes
 * 4.1Police department
 * 4.2Legislative proposals
 * 5Reactions
 * 5.1Politicians and public officials
 * 5.2Protests
 * 5.3Other reactions
 * Seems to be a credible article. Date and time stamps are added which makes me believe it to be true. Notes names of officers and people involved in case. Lengthy article which has many details. I believe this a great article to use.
 * Sources
 * 148+
 * 148+

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Police abolition movement
 * Article Evaluation
 * 1Ideology
 * 2Abolition as a process
 * 2.1Creating alternatives
 * 2.2Delegitimizing the police
 * 2.3Resisting co-option
 * 2.4Divest and invest
 * 3History
 * 4Outside the United States
 * 4.1Canada
 * 4.2Europe
 * 4.3Hong Kong
 * 5Contemporary responses
 * 5.1Social scientists
 * 5.2Media
 * 5.3Public opinion
 * 5.4Politicians
 * 5.5Cities
 * Seems like this is a great article to use. There is examples of other country police systems which is nice to compare the both and make me think the article is more trust worthy. I think this is a good article to use because it talks about current day reform issues like George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
 * Seems like this is a great article to use. There is examples of other country police systems which is nice to compare the both and make me think the article is more trust worthy. I think this is a good article to use because it talks about current day reform issues like George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
 * Seems like this is a great article to use. There is examples of other country police systems which is nice to compare the both and make me think the article is more trust worthy. I think this is a good article to use because it talks about current day reform issues like George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement.


 * Sources
 * 63+