ONLINE SOURCE #2

 

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Beyond "Scared Straight"- Moving To Programs That Actually Work
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Laura Nissen
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Reclaiming Futures "Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol and Crime."
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Laura Nissen
Date Page was Last Revised	11 January 2011
Date You Read It	2 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.reclaimingfutures.org/blog/juvenile-justice-reform-moving-beyond-scared-straight-to-what-works

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): 1. According to Laura Nissen, these scared straight programs "increases offending behavior" in young teens.

2. Since there is "lack of research on these programs" the office of juvenile and deliquency prevention "won't fund" it.

3. Since there is a show called "Beyond Scared Straight" on A&E, there will be "pressure to replicate it in communities across the country."

4. According to Laura Nissen, these programs will be a "waste of taxpayer dollars."

5. People want to "invest in the variety of treatment and supportive services."

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

Laura Nissen is the program director of "Reclaiming Futures" and believes that these type of programs shown on tv will not work for the first time offenders. That it will actually make people more likely to commit a crime and will make people want to do crime. She believes that we are "moving backwards and not forward" with this situation.  

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?

The author is Laura Nissen is a speaker at multiple conventions and has researched exclusively on this topic. The purpose of this site though is to try to convince people how the "scared straight" programs do not work and that it is a waste of time.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
She can be trying to gain recognition for her group, Reclaiming Futures, but she also truly believes that these programs do not work and that we should try to create more treatment centers instead to help people.


Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The author is favoring the side that these programs will not help teens in the future and instead, they will encourage to commit crime.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
Yes the author does cite references from people that have done research on how data proves that teenagers commit more crimes. It does add to her credibility.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source on my paper for the opposing view and give my audience two views on this topic.