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Housing and Public Safety
Publication year:
2003
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 21, 2007
ANNOTATION: The relationship of "access to quality or substandard housing . . . to public safety and the use of incarceration" is examined (p. 1). This research brief has these sections: introduction; what is meant by "supportive" and "affordable" housing; low-quality housing and the risk factors associated with it may affect public safety; affordable and supportive housing can provide public safety benefits to communities; supportive housing can reduce correctional spending; increased spending on housing and community development is linked to reduced crime and incarceration rates; and recommendations.