Instruction
1. What is the topic covered in this chapter?
2. Why is the author concerned with this topic? Was there a mystery about it? Was it a puzzle that needed to be put together?
3. Is there a central research question that guides the chapter?
4. How is that question answered, aka what methods do they use to gather the information or data which helps to answer this question? I.E. she wanted to find out why there is an explosion of misdemeanor convictions. So she did interviews with judges, district attorneys, and those who have been convicted of misdemeanor crimes.
So in this case, her question will be about the explosion of misdemeanor convictions. And she uses interview methods to get to her answer.
5. Does the author prove his/her point? What is said, if anything about limitations or the need for future research?
6. Your overall thoughts on the chapter.