How should police respond to homelessness? Results from a survey experiment in Portland, Oregon

Recent years have seen increases in citizen complaints and legislation about homelessness. Police are often tasked with responding to these complaints and violations. This paper asks: What do people want the police to do when they encounter visible homelessness, and how are these preferences related...

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Authors: Burkhardt, Brett C. (Author) ; Akins, Scott (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Criminal justice studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Pages: 274-294
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Race
Public Opinion
Homelessness
Policing

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