Beyond the Badge: Understanding Police Responses to Homelessness
There are no national standards in the United States to guide police responses to homelessness. The police should be part of a jurisdiction’s response to homelessness but should not lead it. The menu of police responses to homelessness that is described in this brief, which includes a range of proactive and reactive measures, provides a starting point for any law enforcement agency looking to tackle issues related to homelessness in their communities.
Authors
- Chloe Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8704-3262)
- Kayla Allison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4163-4264)
- Natalie Kroovand Hipple (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-7580)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied police briefings :
- Published
- 2025-07-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v2i3.5505
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00