User:Mestratts20/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
Prisoner reentry

Article Evaluation

The lead has a good intro sentence explaining what reentry is. There is a good summary about what you will find in the article such as different types of programs used, and what is effective for reentry. The lead has a few paragraphs that aren't talked about in the rest of the page, they are about a study done in 2006 and an article from 2015. There is a lot of information shown before the first heading.

The content is well diversed and I believe covers most of what I have researched. I would say the healthcare section is a bit heavy compared to others. I would possibly break that up and make another section for treatment and have healthcare be a little more specific. There are a lot of references that are from early 2000s and a few in the 1990s so added more current information would help. There is mention of race but they do have sections for women and juveniles. When talking about employment I have found studies that show the gap when job retainment is unequal depending on race.

I think the tone is neutral they just have a different focus than I did when conducting research. I talked about the barriers that housing, employment and treatment have to successful reentry to society. Whereas this talks about programs that help in these areas for reentry.

A lot of references are 15-20 years old so there is definitely room for more current information. I went to a few of the links listed and they all worked and were credible resources, a lot of the information and publishing dates are just outdated form the early 2000s.

I think the organization and flow is clear and concise where it needs to be and gives good detail in areas with more research that is available.

There are no images.

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 17 January 2022 and 15 May 2022. There was someone who mentioned the healthcare section could be improved. The article isn't graded.

I think article is overall done very nicely. There is some room for more current information but also added in my information about struggles within housing, employment and treatment. I hope to be able to make it easier to read and break it into nicer sections if I add my information.

Sources

The sources on this page seem to be credible and current. I have many sources that could fit into this page because all my sources are surrounding employment, housing and treatment.

Option 2
Article title

Incarceration in the United States

Article Evaluation

This article is very long. There is a lot of information for such a big topic. There could be more links to other wiki pages. The lead is kind of long and not to the point. There are so many sources in this article and that goes with what I was saying about how there is maybe too much information on this page. There are a few images, some photos and graphs. This page i apart of: Correction and Detention Facilities B‑class (defunct), United States B‑class Mid‑importance and Crime and Criminal Biography B‑class Mid‑importance wiki projects. I don't think my sources would fit into this page, it is more history based.

Sources

There are a lot of sources for this article.

Option 3
Article title

Incarceration prevention in the United States

Article Evaluation

The lead is very short and to the point with little room for confusion on what the article is about. There are many subdivisions throughout that cover a lot of information but info that is current. Most sections are a good length. The diversion section is a little longer but it explains different programs which is important information. There is a very neutral tone to the writing, facts are stated about race, gender, age, etc. Many sources were around the 2010s. The flow was good and easy to read. There are two images, both graphs. This article was the subject of an educational assignment in 2013 Q3. This article is C rated.

Sources

I think the sources I have could add to this page but I would have to add sections. I looked at a few of the sources on this page and some links didn't work but the ones that did were credible sources.