User:Mhesterh/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Adultification bias

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because my research interest is adultification bias and systematic racism. This growing body of literature is important to expand on because it can partially explain the differential treatment and disproportionate sentencing decisions for Black youth. My initial impression of the article is that it was clear concise and easy to read.

Evaluate the article
The lead section included a good definition with an applicable example. There is other research that defines adultification in other ways. They are talked about in different sections, but it might flow better if they are discussed together. Additionally, there is a lot of research on people rating Black youth as older than they are which could really help this section before going into stereotypes. This article cites well known studies on the topic, but could be improved with adding more that ties the impact of adultification to the different sections.