Police and Homelessness in Montreal: analysis of findings of violation of by-laws, 2005-2009

被引：4

作者：

Boivin, Remi ^{[1
]}

Billette, Isabelle ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Montreal, Ecole Criminol, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[2] Serv Police Ville Montreal, Conseillere & Planificat, Montreal, PQ, Canada

来源：

CRIMINOLOGIE | 2012年 / 45卷 / 02期

关键词：

Homelessness; police; police intervention; criminalization;

D O I：

10.7202/1013727ar

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

Police interventions towards homeless individuals are frequently criticized, especially when it involves issuing statements of offence. This article explores one aspect of the criminalization hypothesis by analyzing data on statements of non criminal offences issued in Montreal, between 2005 and 2009. Our results indicate that statements handed over to homeless individuals are not significantly different from those issued to non-homeless. However, homeless individuals receive on average three times more statements, which suggest that police intervene differently when dealing with homeless people. Nevertheless, not all homeless individuals run the risk of receiving a statement of offence. Our results put into perspective the alarmist position frequently presented by mass media.

引用

页码：249 / 276

页数：28

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