This Special Edition of the MPRI eNews addresses a topic of urgent interest to the MPRI community: the unexpected closing of the JEHT Foundation.
 

As regular readers will know, the JEHT Foundation was an early and steadfast supporter of the MPRI and largely responsible for our aggressive pace in organizing communities when we started.  Our colleagues at the JEHT Foundation-Robert Crane, Peggy McGarry, Nicole Gordon, Mike Bobbitt and Marlene Saez-have provided much more than funding; their advice, counsel, and encouragement have gone way beyond simple "technical assistance."  In just the past eight months, we have reported here on many examples of that support.  These individuals have become true allies and friends, and we are saddened by what the closing of the Foundation means for them.  We wish them every success in the future.  
 
Their encouragement to move ahead with a "learning site" approach to the evaluation of the MPRI's impact on crime spurred the initiative to a more sophisticated approach to planning and implementation.  We will certainly sustain this approach, and it will be of tremendous benefit to the future of the MPRI.
 
Below you will find information on the imminent closing of the JEHT Foundation and why its impact on the MPRI will be minimal.  As more information becomes available, we will pass it along to you.  As always, your questions and comments are welcome.

Jeff Padden and Paul Elam
Public Policy Associates, Inc.