Homelessness, victimization and crime knowledge and actionable recommendations

Record details

ISBN: 9780978453824 (print)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
remote
1 electronic text (41 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Institute for the Prevention of Crime, [2008]

General Note:	"January 2008."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [34]-37).
Formatted Contents Note:	Executive summary -- I. Introduction -- II. Methodology -- Definitions of homelessness -- III. A brief overview of homelessness in Canada -- Costs of homelessness -- IV. Victimization -- Victimization as a risk factor for homelessness -- Victimization of children, youth, and women -- Victimization following homelessness -- Homeless women -- V. Homelessness and the criminal justice system -- Homelessness as a risk factor for incarceration -- Incarceration as a risk factor for homelessness -- Interactions with the police -- Mental illness, homelessness, and criminal justice -- VI. Offences committed by homeless people -- Drug-related crime -- Criminal offending by homeless youth -- Municipal bylaws and ticketing -- VII. Homelessness as public disorder -- VIII. Actionable recommendations -- Housing and supports -- Homelessness and victimization -- Homelessness and crime -- IX. References -- Appendix A. List of participants.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web (or Internet).
Language Note:	Summary in English and French.