your goal is to systematically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the peer-reviewed article, which examines the relationship between immigration and crime.
- what is the research question(s) being examined?
- There are only two kinds of research articles; you’re either doing something new or something different. Explain the gap that this article seeks to fill? How do they plan to do that?
- what do they conclude? Do they offer convincing evidence for their conclusion? The question to ask yourself is this: do you buy it? If so, why? If not, tell me why you think that?
- what is left unanswered? How could this study be improved?
Article:
Massey, Douglas S., Karen A. Pren, and Jorge Durand. 2016. "Why Border Enforcement Backfired." American Journal of Sociology 121(5): 1557-1600.