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Article Evaluation

Q: Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

A: Yes, everything in the article is relevant to the article topic and there aren't any distractions when reading and trying to interpret this article.

Q: Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

A: The article focuses on public criminology and its historical precedent's as early as 1700, with notable ideology and work from Cesare Beccaria. This information is useful in understanding the history of public criminology. I do not see any information that is missing to further explain public criminology.

Q: What else could be improved?

A: I would improve this article by giving some feedback to the criticisms that were brought up about the topic.

Q: Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

A: This article is not neutral, it implies that Public criminology is the best theory to go by

Q: Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

A: A viewpoint that is overrepresented is, " The Need For Public Criminology". It imposes that this theory is a must

Q: Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

A: Yes, the links work and they do support their claims

Q: 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?

A: Yes, each fact is supported by a reliable reference. The information is coming from other scholars in the criminology field. Some of these references are bias

Q: What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

A: A conversation that is going on behind the scenes is that public criminology is needed. It is represented by Eamonn Carrabine, Maggy Lee, and Nigel South

Q: How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

A: This article is rated by viewers and yes, it is part of a WikiProject by Eastern Michigan University Students

Q: How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

A: When discussing public criminology is class the instructor and students did not criticize public criminology. In this wikipedia article there are many criticisms.