This article also appeared on p. 3 of the Spring 2018 print edition.Dr. Brad Myrstol is announced as the new director of the UAA Justice Center, and Pamela Cravez, editor of the Alaska Justice Forum, gives an overview of articles in the Spring 2018 edition

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1Alaska Justice Forum 34(4), Spring 2018, online editionMyrstol is new Justice Center DirectorDear Readers,The UAA Justice Center, which publishes the Alaska Justice Forum, welcomes a new director, Dr. Brad Myr-stol.  Dr. Myrstol, who served as interim director, brings more than 14 years of experience with Alaska justice is-sues, working as a research professional at the Justice Center from 2002 to 2006 and facul-ty member since 2009. In this issue we provide a small glimpse of Dr. Myrstol’s involvement in Alaska justice issues, including the article he authored on the impact of Alaska’s Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) program on the prosecution of sexual assault and sexual as-sault of a minor cases in Western Alaska on p. 1. He is also involved with Alaska’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative on p. 5.Dr. Myrstol, who also directs the Alaska Justice Information Center, is principal investiga-tor on Alaska’s Results First Initiative, a partnership with the Pew-MacArthur Trust that provides analysis of the evidence-based programs designed to reduce recidivism. Reduc-ing recidivism is the focus of much work in Alaska. Dr. Myrstol is among stakeholders being brought together by the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) to develop a statewide plan for reducing recidivism. In May, DOC is coordinating a workshop on the Sequential Intercept Model by Policy Research Associates, to see how the model may aid in reducing recidivism. A  book review and description of the Sequential Intercept Model appears on p. 7.Also in this edition you’ll find results from the Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) for the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands. Andre Rosay, former Justice Center director and now associate dean in the College of Health, is AVS principal investigator working in collaboration with the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Our online edition includes full references for all articles as well as a report on the impact of understaffing for Alaska State Trooper B Detachment.Pamela CravezAlaskaJusticeForum@alaska.eduALASKA JUSTICE FORUMEditor:  Pamela CravezEditorial Board: Allan Barnes, Jason Brandeis, Sharon Chamard, Ron Everett, Ryan Fortson, Kristin Knudsen, Cory R. Lepage, Brad Myrstol, Troy Payne, Deborah PerimanTypesetting and Layout: Melissa GreenBrad Myrstol, Director, Justice CenterPublished quarterly by the Justice CenterCollege of Health University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 (907) 786-1810 (907) 786-7777 fax uaa.justice@alaska.edu http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/justice/© 2018 Justice Center, College of Health, University of Alaska Anchorage  ISSN 0893-8903The opinions expressed are those of individual authors and may not be those of the Justice Center.UAA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/titleIXcompliance/nondiscrimination.Go to the Alaska Justice Forum online, www.uaa.alaska.edu/justice/forum/, where you’ll find more stories and you can sign up to get the Forum by email.

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