How can the toughest problems of urban life be addressed in a serious, sustained way? The purpose of this series, which began with “What To Do (and Not To Do) About Subway Safety” and will continue with installments on disorder, policing and other topics, is to deliver to policymakers the best ideas distilled into steps that can be taken now and longterm changes that must undergird sustained achievement.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/what-to-do-about-people-in-crisis-on-streets-and-subways
Tag: Homelessness
Did prison just replace mental hospitals?
Deconstructing a statistical myth
— Read on www.slowboring.com/p/did-prison-just-replace-mental-hospitals
Newsom to cities: Make certain homeless encampments illegal – CalMatters
In his latest push to crack down on encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants cities to make homeless Californians move every three days.
— Read on calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2025/05/newsom-encampment-sweep-ordinance/
Different Encampments, Same Police | The New Republic
To clear universities of student protesters, administrators and police borrowed from a ready-made political playbook: sweeping the homeless.
— Read on newrepublic.com/article/185368/gaza-student-protests-homeless-encampments-police
“You Have to Move!”: The Cruel and Ineffective Criminalization of Unhoused People in Los Angeles | HRW
The 337-page report, “‘You Have to Move!’ The Cruel and Ineffective Criminalization of Unhoused People in Los Angeles,” documents the experiences of people living on the streets and in vehicles, temporary shelters, and parks in Los Angeles, as they struggle to survive while facing criminalization and governmental failures to prioritize eviction prevention or access to permanent housing. Law enforcement and sanitation “sweeps” force unhoused people out of public view, often wasting resources on temporary shelter and punishments that do not address the underlying needs. Tens of thousands of people are living in the streets of Los Angeles; death rates among the unhoused have skyrocketed.
— Read on www.hrw.org/report/2024/08/14/you-have-move/cruel-and-ineffective-criminalization-unhoused-people-los-angeles
Get the report HERE
You Have to Move: The Cruel and Ineffective Criminalization of Unhoused People in Los Angeles
Study investigates how policing impacts the homeless
People who are homeless often endure constant and intrusive police interactions, leaving them feeling intimidated, harassed and stigmatized, a new study finds.
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-08-policing-impacts-homeless.html
Alternatives to Arrests and Police Responses to Homelessness
Exploring Homelessness Among People Living in Encampments and Associated Cost
More Cities and States Crack Down on Homeless Individuals
This is the best article out of “Governing”. There are many useful links throughout the article so make sure to check them.
Many jurisdictions have shifted toward supporting the rights of local residents and businesses that must contend with encampments and other problems, rather than the rights of homeless people.
— Read on www.governing.com/urban/more-cities-and-states-crack-down-on-homeless-individuals
Future of Policing 