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| Dr. Brad Myrstol speaks to the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission. |
The
Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC) recently presented its first progress report and initial findings describing work on the
Alaska Results First Initiative to the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) and the Criminal Justice Working Group (CJWG). This work is in partnership with the
Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, a joint effort of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Results First focuses on helping states identify evidence-based programs that reduce recidivism.
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Dr. Brad Myrstol (center) and Dr. Araceli Valle (on right) discuss Results First
at the Criminal Justice Working Group meeting. |
Dr. Brad Myrstol, AJiC Director, made the presentation in June to the
Alaska Criminal Justice Commission and described the steps taken to identify adult criminal justice programs in Alaska that receive state funding, to match them to evidence-based programs in a national database, and to determine the benefit-cost of the programs. Five baseline cohorts of offenders have been identified and will be used in the benefit-cost model for the recidivism follow-up period of 7 years.
In August,
Dr. Myrstol and
Dr. Araceli Valle, AJiC Research Professional, discussed the Results First report with the Criminal Justice Working Group. The CJWG will be working with the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission to evaluate data collected and analyzed by AJiC for the Results First project.
