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21 American J. Crim. Just. iii (1996-1997)

handle is hein.journals/acnjrlocm21 and id is 1 raw text is: FROM THE EDITOR As the new editor of the American Journal of Criminal Justice, I feel awed by the responsibility of maintaining the editorial and schol- arly quality that my predecessors have established. The task of living up to the standards established by the previous editors of this journal- Ronald Holmes, Gennaro Vito, Ken Venters, Gene Stephens, Richter Moore, and, most recently, Michael Blankenship-is a challenge that I welcome. I hope that the next three volumes of the journal will live up to the expectations of my predecessors, the readership, and the mem- bers of the Southern Criminal Justice Association. In striving to maintain the level of quality of the journal and to broaden our audience and make the journal an increasingly attractive publication outlet for all criminal justice scholars, some changes will be seen with this issue. First, the appearance of the journal has been up- dated. This has been done not only to make the journal appear more attractive, but also to continue to present the journal in a very user-friendly format. Second, the number of scholars actively involved in the production of the journal has been expanded. As can be seen from a glance at both the editorial board I have assembled and the titles of the articles in this issue, a new era is coming to the American Journal of Criminal Justice. Finally, the editorial offices of the journal have been relocated from East Tennessee State University to the University of Louisville. Coming with this change in location is a change in the inter- nal structure of the journal staff. As integral parts of the AJCJ team, we now have on board a skilled managing editor to handle all of the day-to-day activities of the journal; a professional copy editor to assure all aspects of the journal are carefully crafted; and an experienced busi- ness/marketing manager to guide the journal as we work to be increas- ingly visible. With this team in place, we have made a commitment not only to provide top-quality service and reviews, but to do so in a timely fashion. In our work with the journal, we have provided editorial deci- sions to authors in an average of 67 days following receipt of submis- sions. We fully intend to maintain such short periods for reviews. In working to produce a journal of the highest quality possible, it has been my intention to assemble an active, working editorial board consisting not only of big-name scholars who will lend their name to the journal. Rather, I have sought to bring together a group of diverse, bright, productive scholars who understand the discipline and how it works and who are committed to moving scholarship forward. In this regard, you will see that the new editorial board of the American Jour- nal of Criminal Justice is composed of both well-known scholars and