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Journal Article Review 
Journal Article Review
Choose a full-length article in a peer reviewed journal that reviews research on any topic in policing. Write a literature review that examines the structure and includes a summary and assessment of the article. The review should be 2-3 pages in length and a maximum of 1000 words. Please submit this electronically by way of Turnitin on Blackboard and during our class time.
Rubric Code: VX997X3
By AlexWulffMaryvi
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Journal Article Critique
  Poor/Unacceptable

0.5 pts

Fair

1 pts

Good

1.5 pts

Excellent

2 pts

Article Choice

Poor/Unacceptable

Article is not or barely related to task and is not from acceptable source. Student appears to have read the article.
Fair

Article is somewhat related to task and is not from acceptable source. Student appears to have read a portion of the article.
Good

Article topic is related to task and published in peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Student appears to have read the article.
Excellent

Article topic is specific to task and published in peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Student appears to have read and completely understood the article.
Summary

Poor/Unacceptable

The article summary is very unclear and/or overly detailed. Not at all clear summary.
Fair

The article summary is somewhat unclear and/ or overly detailed, so long as to appear more like a short, unclear article than a summary.
Good

The article is clearly summarized, but some sub points are addressed along with main points. The summary is not succinct, is too long and cumbersome
Excellent

The article is clearly but succinctly summarized - only the key points of the article are touched upon. The article summary takes up no more than one third of the total assignment.
Assessment & Reflection

Poor/Unacceptable

Poorly organized. No personal reflection.
Fair

Paper is not well organized, and unclear but with personal reflection.
Good

Thoughtful reflection. Well written but somewhat unclear
Excellent

Thoughtful reflection. Well written.Organized and clear.
Mechanics Requirements

Poor/Unacceptable

AHHHH! I don't even know what to say!
Fair

page length requirements are not met. There are numerous grammatical errors or typos in previously learned areas. Improperly cited.
Good

page length requirements are met and there are some grammatical errors or typos that affect comprehension. Minor citation problem.
Excellent

page length requirements are met and there are few or no grammatical errors or typos. Properly cited.
Journal Structure

Poor/Unacceptable

The review does not discuss the structure of the article.
Fair

The review vaguely addresses the structure of the article.
Good

The review examines the structure of the article but the student seems unclear.
Excellent

The structure of the article was examine and the demonstrated a clear understanding of the layout.





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