User:Makcroncats/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Criminology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is my major and I believe it’s an important field of study The page seems to have a lot of information regarding the topic.

Lead section:
The first sentence provides a clear definition and there is thorough background information, but no introduction to the article’s main sections. I think it could probably be shortened or some information moved into its own section.

Content:
The content is all relevant, but I’m not sure if there’s a lot of information on current topics in Criminology. I think the information could be cleaned up a bit.

Tone and Balance:
One section is flagged for neutrality, so I think that aspect still needs some work. Overall, I think the information about schools of thought and theories is well balanced.

Sources and References:
A majority of the sources seem to come from scholarly articles and journals. Most paragraphs have at least one citation. The sources are diverse and the links work.

Organization and writing quality:
I think some sections could be titled better. Other than that, there is a consistent organized structure.

Images and Media:
There’s only a few images used; I don’t think they’re unnecessary, but they don’t add much to the content itself. Captions could be better, but they’re cited properly. There could be more spread out through the article.

Talk Page Discussion:
There is not a lot of recent discussion. A lot people asking for things, but I don’t think they’ve been completed. The article is rated a level 4 vital article, B-class.

Overall Impressions:
I definitely think it needs some maintenance, there is a bit of information that needs to be factchecked and could also be rewritten. Its strength is that there is so much information already there, but it needs to be more refined.