criminology article review

CRIMINOLOGY

ARTICLE REVIEW

Task: You will write a 2 to 3 page review of any research article contained in a refereed journal concerning criminology.

Do not write a summary of a book review. You should review an article containing original research. The article review

should be a summary of what the researcher(s) found concerning that particular article as well as the methodology used

to get at the information.

Grading:

Length (2 to 3 pages, 650 to 1100 words)

4 pts

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Margins and format

4 pts

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Neatness

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Is it in MS Word, double-spaced?

Is the article from an acceptable journal?

6 pts

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Included is the link to the article’s first page (i.e. abstract)

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All papers must include a proper citation in the reference section. The citation should be as

follows: Author. Date. Title of the article.

Title

, volume, issue, page numbers.

Grammar and organization

5 pts

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(i.e. awkward sentences, poor transitions)

Spelling

4 pts

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Content

22 pts

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A description of the issue or topic presented

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A description of the thesis, argument, or question raised by the author

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A summary of the findings or examples used in the article

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Your understandings of the conclusions drawn by the author

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Your evaluation of the paper in explaining the problem or issue

Did I like and/or learn

something from your paper?

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