User:MidnightStorm0819/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

 * Law Enforcement Detachments
 * Article Evaluation:Yes the articles content is relevant to the topic. The tittle is somewhat misleading as people may think the article is about law enforcement peace officers, not our military. I believe that the article is written neutrally.it is written about the history of law enforcement detachments in the military and does not seem to lean one way or another. Each claim does have a citation and the citations are reliable as they come from trusted military sources. No I don't believe that this article tackles the underrepresented or misrepresented populations. They could do a better job stating how these detachments have affected those populations.
 * Sources:Varnell, S. (2010). Criminal Interdiction. Dog Ear Publishing.

Option 2

 * Mexican drug war
 * Article Evaluation:Yes I believe that the articles content is relevant to the topic that they are presenting. The article is neutrally written. This article does not seem to lean one way or another and they present a very good history on what the Mexican drug war is. Each claim is backed up by a citation. I do think that this article represents underrepresented populations throughout the article. It shows the affects that the drug war has had on many different communities.
 * Sources:Office, U. S. G. A. (n.d.). Customs Service: Drug Interdiction Efforts | U.S. GAO. www.gao.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2023, from https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-96-189br

Option 3

 * Article title:Interdiction
 * Article Evaluation:This article is very broad and but does present content that is relevant. This article is lacking a lot of information. Interdiction is not just used by military but also law enforcement, and that is only briefly mentioned. Drug interdiction is also commonly used, which is not mentioned in thy types of interdiction. Otherwise the article is neutrally written. The article does not lean towards one way or another as it is hard to determine with the little information the article presents. The claims in the article do have citations to back them up. This article does not show underrepresented populations.
 * Sources:Varnell, S. (2010). Criminal Interdiction. Dog Ear Publishing.

Option 4

 * Article title:High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
 * Article Evaluation:This articles content is relevant to the content. The article is neutral and just presents information based on the high intensity drug trafficking area in the United States and does not lean towards a specific side. Each claim in the article is backed up by a citation. I believe this article does talk about underrepresented populations of those who are addicted to drugs. There is a brief mention of drug treatment and the funding for it.
 * Sources:Magliocca, N. R. Price, A.N. Mitchell, P.C. Curtin, K.M. Hudnall, M. McSweeney,K. (2022). Coupling agent-based simulation and spatial optimization models to understand spatially complex and co-evolutionary behavior of cocaine trafficking networks and counterdrug interdiction. IISE Transactions, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2022.2123998

Option 5

 * Article title:Drug Enforcement Administration
 * Article Evaluation:This articles content is relevant to the content presented. This article is presented in a neutral manner that is based on the Drug Enforcement Administration in the United States. This article does not present itself to leaning towards a specific side. Each claim is backed up by many citations provided in the article. I believe this article does talk about underrepresented populations in the article in the sections presented under criticism. I think this article could use a section on drug interdiction as it is a common tactic now used in drug enforcement.
 * Sources:Varnell, S. (2010). Criminal Interdiction. Dog Ear Publishing.:McVay, D. (2023, February 7). Drug Policy Facts. Drug Policy Facts. https://www.drugpolicyfacts.org/chapter/interdiction