User:MidnightStorm0819/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Law Enforcement Detachments

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because of my interest in law enforcement, and my future plans to become a law enforcement officer. This is also the only page that I could find that talks about the topic that I am researching, drug interdiction. This article only focuses on Law Enforcement Detachments or LEDETS which is law enforcement teams of the U.S Coast Guard. This is important because Drug Interdiction is used widely by law enforcement agencies and officers in the United States, not just in the U.S Coast Guard. My preliminary impression was that there is so many other places that drug interdiction is used, not just in this area. It is used to counteract drugs in the U.S and is a training that Peace Officers use, not just in the military.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * This article does a good job that describes this articles topic of Law Enforcement Detachments used in the Coast Guard. But the title is misleading because people often think about police officers that are out in the communities, not the United States Military.
 * They do an okay job explaining the articles major sections, they are briefly mentioned, but there could be more information added to explain why they are talking about them.
 * There is no information included that is not in the article.
 * The lead paragraph is concise.

Content


 * Yes the articles content is relevant to the topic. The article does a good job explaining the different areas of law enforcement detachments that the Coast Guard uses.
 * This article seems pretty up to date, but no mention of the year 2020 and on.
 * I do not believe that there is information missing or information that does not belong.
 * No I don't believe that this article addresses underrepresented populations or topics.

Tone and Balance


 * The article presents as neutral.
 * No there is no claims that lean towards a specific position.
 * I don't think there are any viewpoints that are over or underrepresented. However I don't think minority viewpoints are accurately described.
 * I don't think this article is attempting to persuade any reader, it gives a good background on what Law Enforcement Detachments are for the U.S Coast Guard.

Sources


 * Yes the facts are backed up by a secondary source of information.
 * The sources reflect available literature on the topic, most sources come from military websites. Most of the sources seem to come from the same websites.
 * Yes the sources are current, all come from at least the 2000's.

Organization


 * Yes the article is well-written and easy to read. The article is organized well and is laid out nicely and contains all the necessary headers for the information that is being presented.
 * I did not notice any grammatical or spelling errors.

Images


 * Yes the article includes images that enhance the understanding or the topic. They give a good visual representation of the topics that are being discussed.
 * The images are all well-captioned and explain what is happening in them. I believe they all adhere to Wikipedias copyright regulations. They are all laid out in a visually appealing way. They all match up with the information that is being presented.

Talk Page Discussion


 * The only discussions happening are about changes in sources for the article.
 * The article has been rated C-class for quality scale, and B class for certain criteria. This article is within the scope for WikiProject Law Enforcement and Military History.

Overall Impressions


 * I would give this a B - on status. I think there could definitely be more added to this.
 * The strengths of this article is how it is organized, and that the article is backed up by many credible sources.
 * This article can be improved on adding how it is still being used today, and how some of these areas are being used in other ways, like law enforcement agencies using drug interdiction.
 * I think the article is well-developed.