ABSTRACT The United States has a large and growing homeless population. In the name of
public order, municipalities across the country have criminalized behaviors associated with …

Recent years have seen increases in citizen complaints and legislation about
homelessness. Police are often tasked with responding to these complaints and violations …

To provide some additional framework for law enforcement agencies in this area, the Police
Executive Research Forum (PERF) recently conducted a comprehensive nationwide study …

Laws restricting the behaviors of homeless people in public places are proliferating.
Proponents argue that such “quality of life” laws will encourage homeless people to move off …

This monograph contains results from a survey of more than 520 police agencies, and on-
site reports on 14 jurisdictions, that describe what police across the country are doing about …

Research regarding the homeless and their interactions with law enforcement is sparse. The
current study examines the perceptions homeless men and women have of police officers in …

This paper presents findings from an ongoing study of the use of police to manage the issue
of street homelessness in downtown San Diego, California. We situate our study among …

The police interact with homeless individuals frequently. However, there has been relatively
little research on the attitudes of homeless individuals towards the police, and how police …

In a national study of the nation's largest police agencies (N= 521) data were gathered on
police department policies, practices, and experiences in dealing with the homeless. Salient …

This study assesses differences between citizen and police initiated homeless-involved
dispatch incidents, as well as the resulting police reports. This is accomplished by analyzing …