Previous studies provide insight into the mental health of jail and prison inmates, but this
research does not compare the two groups of inmates. Using data from the Fragile Families …

There is now a sizable literature on connections between homelessness, crime, and criminal
legal system contact. We review studies on these relationships, focusing mostly on links …

The purpose of this book is to show the important role that space and place plays in the
health of urban residents, particularly those living in high poverty ghettos. The book brings …

Over the last several decades, with the rise of mass incarceration in the United States and its
steep costs, governments at the federal, state, and local levels have dramatically ramped up …

Abstract Background Project-based Housing First (HF) programs provide immediate,
permanent, low-barrier, nonabstinence-based supportive housing to chronically homeless …

Marginalized populations, such as people experiencing homelessness and immigrants, are
seen as among the most challenging populations to study, both methodologically and …

Historically, homeless people have been viewed as deviant, immoral, and in need of
management. In particular, behaviors associated with street homelessness, such as …

Private security guards occupy an increasingly prominent role in the policing of private and
public spaces. There are growing concerns regarding security guards' potential to shape …

This article described the criminal histories of a multisite sample of homeless veterans
enrolled in the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD …

Homeless individuals are particularly vulnerable to victimization, sometimes resulting in
fatalities. Theories of victimization prove useful to understanding the risks inherent in being …