User:MadeleineMarieC/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Abusive power and control

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The topic of abusing power and control interests me, and I wanted to learn more about the psychological aspects of this topic as well as see what subtopics still need to be looked into more.

Evaluate the article
The introduction and lead section covers the main points of the article, but is wordy and could use some restructuring to be more concise and have a better flow. It gives many example of abuse and control that might be more appropriately discussed later in the article when such detail is necessary. This will ensure it is not overly repetitive. As far as content, there seem to be many missed opportunities to discuss the institutional abuse on minority groups. There was a whole section devoted to institutional abuse, but it did not cover inequality or underrepresented groups. The section on "Law" also seemed to be lacking content and needs more examples of laws aimed at preventing abuse and unhealthy control. There was a very short section on abuse in caring professions that also needs to be elaborated on and add more sources. The intimate partner section was very well written and detailed. There was also a brief section on serial killers that did not seem to be relevant as the other topics, and seemed like it might be better off as its own article. Oppression and Bullying were 2 sections that each had one sentence under them, so they should either be elaborated on or mentioned in a different section. The article seemed to be neutral throughout and had many source references, and the only section I noticed that may need more source reference was the section on "silent treatment", which was a long paragraph with only one source. The organization of the article was good, but the writing quality seemed to differ throughout the sections. Some parts of the article could be written in more professional or academic language. Overall, the article is informative and especially succeeds in being well-formatted, explaining intimate partner abuse (including helpful visual aids), and abusive power relating to certain psychological conditions. It is lacking discussion of abusive power and control in minority groups and institutional abuse. It also mentions abusive control through financial dependence in the lead section, but does not elaborate on that later.