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<p>For three decades, some American cities have adopted “crime-free housing” policies that either encourage or mandate owners of multi-unit housing complexes to evict tenants who have involvement with the criminal justice system. A new report finds that such policies increase evictions in minority and low-income income neighborhoods, but do not lead to statistically significant reductions in crime.</p>
The newest edition of Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research presents two symposia sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The first features research on housing challenges faced by individuals exiting incarceration and programs to help them. The second examines recent changes in zoning. Symposium: Reentry Housing After Jail or Prison Guest editor Calvin C.Johnson introduces the symposium on reentry and housing. The articles in this issue provide insight about reentry and housing challenges and programs seeking to improve outcomes for indiv...
Effectively tackling LA's homelessness crisis demands a unique response from government, nonprofits, and especially the private sector.
Nearly 12% of the unhoused people in the U.S. — estimated to be about 582,000 on any given night — live in L.A. County.
A Los Angeles County program that diverted more than 300 homeless people from county jails to permanent supportive housing led to significant reductions in...