Housing-first approach to homelessness cuts down on police interactions, study says.
, housed 365 people. Many lived in buildings owned by the two organizations, while others used vouchers to stay in units owned by other landlords.
"But this overrepresentation does not apply to other types of offenses — that is, besides those associated with experiencing homelessness — such as crimes against people or crimes related to theft, burglary, or robbery," the study reports.Evan Semonspends a significant amount of time and effort citing and arresting people experiencing homelessness for these lesser offenses.
"When police are managing the problem of homelessness because there’s not an actual solution, there’s not enough housing for people who need it, not enough connection to services for people who need it," Gillespie says."What ends up happening is police spend a lot of time managing that problem through citations of people experiencing homelessness."
The study suggests that the City of Denver could save considerable time and money on police work if it expanded the Social Impact Bond program .
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