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来源

HOUSING POLICY DEBATE,Vol.27,Issue5,P.734-750

语言

英文

关键字

HUD; public housing authorities; reentry; criminal records; admission policies; NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT; RESIDENTIAL CHANGE; PRISONER REENTRY; HOMELESS PERSONS; RECIDIVISM; RISK; OUTCOMES; CRIME; INCARCERATION; WASHINGTON

作者单位

[Walter, Rebecca J.] Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Architecture, Urban & Reg Planning Program, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA. [Viglione, Jill; Tillyer, Marie Skubak] Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Criminal Justice, San Antonio, TX USA. Walter, RJ (reprint author), Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Architecture, Urban & Reg Planning Program, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA. E-Mail: Rebecca.Walter@utsa.edu

摘要

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has changed its position toward housing individuals with criminal records from strict one-strike policies in the 1980s to providing second chances to returning citizens. Many public housing authorities have not updated their admission policies for using criminal backgrounds and still adhere to the one-strike philosophy. In response to new guidance from HUD, housing agencies are trying to find a balance between screening practices to identify demonstrable risk but avoid discrimination and violation of the Fair Housing Act. This research examines several questions critical to assisting housing providers to address the new guidance from HUD. Findings provide direction for housing providers on understanding recidivism risk rates, using useful lookback periods, considering risk and harm across crime types, and verifying rehabilitation and other evidence to design informed policies and procedures for using criminal records in admission decisions for assisted housing.