A new study finds that involuntary sweeps of homeless encampments in Denver were not effective in reducing crime.
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/involuntary-sweeps-of-homeless-encampments-do-not-improve-public-safety-study-finds?utm_campaign=homelessness&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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Maybe, just maybe, they could actually help homeless people find a real shelter and basic human decency instead of sweeping the problem under the rug
It’s not about effectiveness, it’s about cruelty.
Direct link to study: [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-024-00924-1](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-024-00924-1)
Really curious about the decision making process of all this…