Skim through the article and respond to the following questions:
- What can be said about the authority of the news article? Look up information about the author and publisher.
- How long is the article? How does the depth of a resource influence your evaluation of an article?
- Look over the format and presentation of the information in the news article. Describe the format and how it influences your evaluation of the article.
- What research question(s) could this source help you answer if you were to write a paper on community policing? Answer this question by also considering your overall evaluation of the source and whether you'd use the source or not.
