Over the past 30 years, cities across the United States have adopted quality-of-life
ordinances aimed at policing social marginality. Scholars have documented zero-tolerance …

A growing literature examines the extent to which the criminal justice system perpetuates
poverty and inequality. This research examines how anti-homeless laws produce various …

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 …

Over the past three decades, scholars have documented the emergence of a new model of
urban governance predicated on the spatial exclusion of visible poverty. In order to revitalise …

This article argues that the expansion of shelter and welfare provisions for the homeless can
lead to increased criminalization of homeless people in public spaces. First, I document how …

Over the last four decades, the United States has witnessed a historic expansion of its
criminal justice system. This article examines how street-level criminalization transforms the …

Recent decades have witnessed a double movement within the field of crime control
characterized by the prison boom and intensive policing, on the one hand, and widespread …

While many applaud the apparent successes of community and saturation policing, Neil
Websdale contends instead that such law enforcement initiatives oppress rather than protect …

Research Summary Police officials across the United States are increasingly relying on
place‐based approaches for crime prevention. In this article, we examine the Safer Cities …

This Article examines the current trend in many American cities toward the criminalization of
homelessness. This turn to the criminal justice system for solutions to homelessness is …