Pervasive Penality definition
Pervasive Penality. How the Criminalization of Poverty Perpetuates Homelessness.” Social Problems 67, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 131– 49. ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇/10.1093/socpro/spz004. 191 Tars, ▇▇▇▇. “Criminalization of Homelessness.” 192 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇. "Out of Sight - Out of Mind: The Continuing Trend toward the Criminalization of Homelessness," Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy 6, no. 2 (Summer 1999): 145-164. ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇- ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇?▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇=▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇&▇▇▇▇▇▇=▇▇▇▇.journals/geojpovlp6&id=150& men_tab=srchresults additionally, however, many studies have been conducted that have shown the cost of maintaining criminalization of these individuals compared to housing and supportive services approaches is much higher. In a comparative study of 22 states, it has been found that United States tax-payers pay on average over $35,000 per individual experiencing chronic homelessness, due in part from the criminalization of homelessness and its resulting measures. However, when individuals were placed in permanent housing with supportive services costs were reduced by nearly 50%.193,194 Another finding, from a 1999 Georgetown Law paper, puts this information into another perspective: “In 1993, the average cost of detaining one person for one day in jail in the U.S. was over $40, excluding the police resources utilized in the arrest process. According to [U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development] figures obtained in an evaluation of its Supportive Housing Demonstration Program, the cost of providing transitional housing, which includes not only housing and food but also transportation and counseling services, was approximately $30.90 per person per day.”195,196 193 National Alliance to End Homelessness. “Ending Chronic Homelessness Saves Taxpayers Money.” Accessed July 27, 2020. ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/resource/ending-chronic-homelessness-saves- taxpayers-money-2/. 194 National Alliance to End Homelessness. “Permanent Supportive Housing Cost Study Map.” Accessed July 27, 2020. ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/resource/permanent-supportive-housing-cost-study-map/. 195 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇. "Out of Sight - Out of Mind: The Continuing Trend toward the Criminalization of Homelessness.” Page 155. 196 While these numbers may have changed due to inflation since the paper was published, the concept remains the same. For an example of more recent statistics, in...