Resource Key Issue: Criminalization
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Snapshot: Most Local & State Governments Spend More on Corrections than Housing
As communities across the country grapple with rising homelessness and increased housing costs, the Alliance found that the majority of state and local governments spend more on corrections than addressing the affordable housing crisis.
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Why Criminalization Doesn’t Work: Research & Policy Insights
This series of briefs from the Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute summarizes the conclusions of nearly 100 studies on the topic.
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(PDF) Emerging Strategies to Combat State-Level Punitive Bills
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Homelessness Reaches the Supreme Court: As It Weighs One Approach, A Better One Waits in the Wings
In evaluating the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider amicus briefs filed by a collection of jurisdictions that express varying levels of support for criminalization (e.g., encampment evictions, fines, arrests, or threats of such actions) as a needed or useful remedy for unsheltered homelessness.
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Why Lawmakers Get It Wrong When They Criminalize Homelessness
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Hiding a Problem Never Works: Encampment Raids Don’t End Homelessness
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Encampment Raids Are Traumatizing
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Don’t Want Homeless Encampments? Support Housing.