Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made so-called ‘quality of life’ policing a worldwide trend. And while it may have temporarily decreased crime, there are harsh consequences for the thousands of innocent people caught up in the frenzy of arrests. On this edition, the criminalization of homelessness. If it’s illegal to be on a city’s sidewalks, parks and plazas, where else can people go?
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made so-called ‘quality of life’ policing a worldwide trend. And while it may have temporarily decreased crime, there are harsh consequences for the thousands of innocent people caught up in the frenzy of arrests. On this edition, the criminalization of homelessness. If it’s illegal to be on a city’s sidewalks, parks and plazas, where else can people go?
Featuring:
Neil Smith, Center for Graduate Studies at the City University of New York Geography and Urbanism professor; Carlton Berkeley, Former NYPD Detective and author of ‘What to do if Stopped by the Police’; Genghis Kallid Muhammad, Gene Rice, Elise Lowe, Picture the Homeless members; Protestors opposing New York’s disorderly conduct law; Melvin Williams, Coalition for the Homeless volunteer; Rob Robinson, National Campaign to Restore housing Rights organizer; Barbara Daughtery, homeless New Yorker; Mark Schuylen, former urban planner; Samuel Warber, street musician; Andy Blue, ‘Sidewalks are for People” campaign organizer; George Gascon, San Francisco Police Chief; John Avalos, San Francisco Supervisor; Jen Vandergriff, San Francisco resident; Jason Lean, homeless San Franciscan; Paul Boden, Western Regional Advocacy Project organizer
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made so-called ‘quality of life’ policing a worldwide trend. And while it may have temporarily decreased crime, there are harsh consequences for the thousands of innocent people caught up in the frenzy of arrests. On this edition, the criminalization of homelessness. If it’s illegal to be on a city’s sidewalks, parks and plazas, where else can people go?
Featuring:
Neil Smith, Center for Graduate Studies at the City University of New York Geography and Urbanism professor; Carlton Berkeley, Former NYPD Detective and author of ‘What to do if Stopped by the Police’; Genghis Kallid Muhammad, Gene Rice, Elise Lowe, Picture the Homeless members; Protestors opposing New York’s disorderly conduct law; Melvin Williams, Coalition for the Homeless volunteer; Rob Robinson, National Campaign to Restore housing Rights organizer; Barbara Daughtery, homeless New Yorker; Mark Schuylen, former urban planner; Samuel Warber, street musician; Andy Blue, ‘Sidewalks are for People” campaign organizer; George Gascon, San Francisco Police Chief; John Avalos, San Francisco Supervisor; Jen Vandergriff, San Francisco resident; Jason Lean, homeless San Franciscan; Paul Boden, Western Regional Advocacy Project organizer
For More Information:
Picture the Homeless
http://www.picturethehomeless.org/
Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP)
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/
National Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/
Sidewalks are for People
http://sidewalksareforpeople.org/
Civil Sidewalks Campaign
Bryant Park Corporation
Central Park Conservancy
http://www.centralparknyc.org/
Times Square Alliance
Articles, Blogs, Films, Reports, Other:
Homes Not Handcuffs: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities.
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/crimreport/crimreport_2009.pdf
NY Police Commissioner responds to WABC-TV quotas investigation
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators&id=7461355
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made so-called ‘quality of life’ policing a worldwide trend. And while it may have temporarily decreased crime, there are harsh consequences for the thousands of innocent people caught up in the frenzy of arrests. On this edition, the criminalization of homelessness. If it’s illegal to be on a city’s sidewalks, parks and plazas, where else can people go?
Featuring:
Neil Smith, Center for Graduate Studies at the City University of New York Geography and Urbanism professor; Carlton Berkeley, Former NYPD Detective and author of ‘What to do if Stopped by the Police’; Genghis Kallid Muhammad, Gene Rice, Elise Lowe, Picture the Homeless members; Protestors opposing New York’s disorderly conduct law; Melvin Williams, Coalition for the Homeless volunteer; Rob Robinson, National Campaign to Restore housing Rights organizer; Barbara Daughtery, homeless New Yorker; Mark Schuylen, former urban planner; Samuel Warber, street musician; Andy Blue, ‘Sidewalks are for People” campaign organizer; George Gascon, San Francisco Police Chief; John Avalos, San Francisco Supervisor; Jen Vandergriff, San Francisco resident; Jason Lean, homeless San Franciscan; Paul Boden, Western Regional Advocacy Project organizer
For More Information:
Picture the Homeless
http://www.picturethehomeless.org/
Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP)
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/
National Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/
Sidewalks are for People
http://sidewalksareforpeople.org/
Civil Sidewalks Campaign
Bryant Park Corporation
Central Park Conservancy
http://www.centralparknyc.org/
Times Square Alliance
Articles, Blogs, Films, Reports, Other:
Homes Not Handcuffs: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities.
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/crimreport/crimreport_2009.pdf
NY Police Commissioner responds to WABC-TV quotas investigation