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IntroductiontoCriminalJustice Fall2010 EWW

HowToCritiqueaScholarlyJournalArticle
I. Citation A. Provideafullcitationofthearticletoincludeauthor(s),titleofarticle,andnameof journal,volumeandpages.Forexample: McFarlane,J.,Malecha,A.,Gist,J.,andWatson,K.2002.AnInDepthAnalysisof CaliforniasUseofAdultIncarcerationforJuveniles:ItsAffectsandAfterAffects. JournalofCriminalJustice,Vol.51(6),347594. Topic A. Brieflydescribethetopicofthejournalarticle(hint:itsusuallyinthearticlestitle). Identifythemajorandminorobjectivesofthearticleaswell B. Identifyanddefinetheimportantconceptsfocusedonbytheauthor.Arethe definitionsclear,inyouropinion? Theory/ResearchMethods A. Istheauthorbeingguidedbyaparticulartheoreticalperspective?Ifso,whatisitand howdoesheusethistheorytounderstandtheproblem? B. Doestheauthorcollectdata?Ifso,whatmethoddoesheuse(survey,fieldobservation, useofexistingsources,experiment,andisitcrosssectionalorlongitudinalindesign)? C. Howclearlydoestheauthorindicatetheabove? MainIdeas A. Summarizethearticlescontent.Indoingso,whatistheauthorsmajorargument? B. Whatarethesupportingarguments? C. Aretheideasclearlypresented? Conclusions A. Whatconclusionsdoestheauthor(s)make? Reflection A. Inyouropinion,dothedatasupporttheconclusionsbeingmadebytheauthor? B. Inyouropinion,aretheresultsthoughtprovoking? C. Inyouropinion,whatcouldbedonetoimprovetheresearch? D. Whatwasthemostimportantthingyoulearnedbyreadingandcritiquingthisarticle?

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