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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1. VerfasserIn: Amster, Randall 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2003
In: Social justice
Jahr: 2003, Band: 30, Heft: 1, Seiten: 195-221
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United States History
Homelessness
Homeless persons > United States
Homeless Persons
Crime > United States
Crime
Public spaces
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2327-641X