Cooper, Vickie
(2016).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0264550516664145 |
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Abstract
Despite a growing recognition of the intersectional relationship between homelessness and incarceration, we have a limited knowledge about housing policy and practice for people leaving custody and (ex)offender groups in the community. Addressing these gaps, this paper provides an overview of the main local housing authority statutory duties in the provision of housing support for prison leavers and (ex)offenders in England and Wales, and situates the issues with accessing accommodation within the wider context of austerity. The paper presents a case study that explores criminal justice practitioners’ experiences of working with local authority housing agencies. Stemming from 25 interviews with housing practitioners and criminal justice practitioners, the paper outlines the main challenges facing criminal justice agencies as they try to secure accommodation for homeless (ex)offenders and resettle them in the community. Finally, the paper concludes by raising critical questions about the housing options for this population, now and in the future.
| Item Type: | Journal Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2016 The Author(s) |
| ISSN: | 1741-3079 |
| Keywords: | criminal justice; (ex)offenders; homelessness; local housing authority; statutory duty; system; |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > History, Religious Studies, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology > Social Policy & Criminology Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > History, Religious Studies, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) |
| Research Group: | Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC) |
| Item ID: | 47081 |
| Depositing User: | Victoria Cooper |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2016 08:25 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2018 07:26 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/47081 |
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