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HSIE - Legal Studies Year 12 - Crime: Reputable websites

A selection of resources to support Year 12 Legal Studies students' Assessment Task 1: Crime

CRAP test

The best way to assess the quality of information found online - whether it's a website, YouTube video or podcast - is to apply the C.R.A.P test 

C - Currency When was the website information last updated? Is it maintained regularly?
R Relevancy
How relevant / accurate is the information to your task? Are all links working? 
A - Authority Who is the author of the website’s information? What are their qualifications? Can the author be trusted?

P - Purpose Why does the website exists? Was it created to sell or persuade? Think about biases

 

The video below is a visual representation of the CRAP test application: