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Recent “homeless diversion programs” may actually exacerbate chronic homelessness

Stuart, Forrest (2014) Recent “homeless diversion programs” may actually exacerbate chronic homelessness. LSE American Politics and Policy (24 Jun 2014). Website.

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Abstract

Even before the onset of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, cities had become increasingly concerned about how to deal with their growing homelessness problem. In recent years, the anti-homelessness policies of the police have begun to lose favor, with a greater emphasis given to ‘homeless diversion programs’ that place homeless people into counselling and other rehabilitation services. In new research that concentrates on Los Angeles’ ‘Skid Row’ district, Forrest Stuart argues that such programs actually increase harm to homeless people by widening the criminal justice system to non-criminal behavior. He writes that officers view the use of arrests and citations as a viable way of channelling the homeless into rehabilitative social services, but that this causes homeless individuals to pull even further into the shadows of society.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Date Deposited: 13 Aug 2014 11:43
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 19:05
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58953

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