******ARTICLE FOR CRITIQUE: Bell, J. G., & DeMatteo, D. (2020). Life without Parole for juveniles: Review of Supreme Court
decisions and recent case law. Criminal Justice Review, 45(1), 37-56
https://doi.org/10.1177/0734016820911176
The purpose of this assignment is to give you
experience critiquing a journal article. The Journal Article Critique
Assignment enables you to practice thinking critically and synthesize
information. You may use a journal article that you selected for your Research
Paper: Topic Selection with Research Questions Assignment or select a new journal
article. Use the topic that you have selected for your Research Paper: Topic
Selection with Research Questions Assignment and Research Paper: Policy
Issue and Solution Assignment. Pay particular attention to the theoretical
foundation, the methodology, and the results of data analysis. Utilize headings
to distinguish the various components of your paper.
Instructions
Do not quote from the article. Instead,
summarize and paraphrase. Your review must be written in your words and include
at least 3 (three) scholarly citations in current APA format. In addition to 5
pages of content (not counting the title page, abstract, or references). Make
sure to include a title and reference page. In addition to an introduction and
conclusion, make sure to respond to the following questions to prepare your Journal
Article Critique Assignment.
·        
What
are the article’s title and purpose?
·        
Who
is/are the author(s) of the article and what are his/her/their qualifications?
·        
What
are the author(s)’ theoretical assumptions?
·        
What
is the article’s hypothesis?
·        
How
is the hypothesis supported or rejected? What makes the supporting points
credible?
·        
How
does the article fit into other literature on the topic?
·        
What
other articles or research support the authors’ main points?
·        
Does
the article advance the work in a given field?
Be sure to review the criteria on the Journal
Article Critique Grading Rubric before beginning this assignment.
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Format
of assignment: Current APA
·        
Number
of citations: Minimum of three (3)
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Acceptable
sources: Scholarly articles published within the last five years, the course
textbook, and
the Bible