Answers to the following questions in your own words:
1. What is the main problem or question at issue in the article? i.e., What is the research about?
2. What is your own perspective or position on the problem or question?
3. What information, data, or evidence do the author/s present in order to answer their question? What is your assessment of the quality of the supporting data/evidence?
4. What are the main inferences or conclusions that can be drawn from the article? i.e., How do the author/s answer their research question? Are the conclusions consistent with your position on the issue?
5. If we take the article’s findings and conclusions seriously, what implications or consequences are likely to follow (e.g., in terms of crime control policy, the nature/extent of crime in the future, etc.)?
6. How does the article relate to concept/s, idea/s, or issue/s discussed in the text or in class?