User:Mestratts20/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Prisoner reentry

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to review because I have been researching prison reentry and programs that help rehabilitate people back into society.

Evaluate the article
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links listed and they all worked and were credible resources, a lot of the information and publishing dates are just outdated form the early 2000s.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.