Patterns of Exclusion: Sanitizing Space, Criminalizing Homelessness

Part of a special issue on race, security, and social activism in the U.S. A study was conducted to attempt to locate contemporary manifestations of patterns of marginalization and spatial exclusion of the impoverished within their historical contexts. Data were drawn from a theoretical overview of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amster, Randall 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: Social justice
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 195-221
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
United States History
Homelessness
Homeless persons > United States
Homeless Persons
Crime > United States
Crime
Public spaces
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Summary:Part of a special issue on race, security, and social activism in the U.S. A study was conducted to attempt to locate contemporary manifestations of patterns of marginalization and spatial exclusion of the impoverished within their historical contexts. Data were drawn from a theoretical overview of anti-homeless legislation and regimes of spatial control combined with observation of actual events and activities. Findings demonstrated the demonized existence of the homeless as constant targets of regulation, criminalization, expulsion, and erasure.