Locate and read the article below
Olson, E. (2016). Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking at the Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved from Latin American Program Mexico Institute: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/olson_border_2016final_0.pdf
In these assignments your goal is to systematically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the peer-reviewed article, which examines the relationship between immigration and crime.
- Research Question: what is the research question(s) being examined?
- Research Gap: 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?
- Evaluation: 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? (note: this should be the biggest section of the summary)
- Further Research: what is left unanswered? How could this study be improved?