make an evaluation of the article, C. Smith, M. McCall, and M. McCall. 2015. "The Roberts Court and Criminal Justice: An Empirical Assessment." American Journal of Criminal Justice 40:416-440. Use in-text citations

Address the following points:

1. What is/are the central arguments of the article? What theories are used by the author/s, and what is the research question (or questions) they have put forth in this piece?
2. What methods are used by the author/s? What data are they using to investigate their research question?
3. What are the main findings of this article? And what conclusions do the author/s offer as a result of their work in this piece?
4. What are the strengths of this article? Provide an analysis here that focuses on the substance of this piece (either on the arguments made by the author/s, the methods they use, or the findings/conclusions offered). Critiques should focus less on elements like the layout of an article or components like graphs and more on the larger assertions, claims, or theories put forth in the article.
5. What are the weaknesses of the article/reading? Again, focus on the substance of the article as directed above with discussion of the strengths.
6. Stemming from this article, what are the follow-up questions that arise? In your opinion, is there anything missing (as in do the arguments offered only fit if you look at the topic in a certain way or does the analysis exclude important data points that should be incorporated, etc.)? What would the addition of this type of information do as far as improving the article as it is currently written?
7. Finally, what is the key takeaway from this article or reading? Focus in on the main lessons to be drawn from the reading in relation to the field of criminal courts.