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Item Open Access Homeless People and Welfare Recipients Suffer Under Restrictive Laws(2008) Mosher, JanetHomeless people and social assistance recipients have the same goals as the rest of the population. Current laws only reinforce the stereotypes about the poor and homeless as lazy, unmotivated, and prone to crime. Welfare recipients and the homeless need to develop their autonomy so that they can be capable of improving their situation. Respecting the privacy of welfare applicants is more beneficial to helping them succeed than encouraging a hotline for others to report on their misdeeds.Item Open Access Homeless Youth Need More Than Low-Paying Employment to Succeed(2008) Gaetz, StephenMost homeless youth do not lack the motivation to work and do not prefer a criminal lifestyle to a law-abiding one. Homeless youth see deviant and criminal activities as a short term economic necessity for survival rather than as a lifestyle choice.Item Open Access Improved Discharge Planning Will Help Put an End to Prison Revolving Door for the Homeless(2008) Gaetz, Stephen; O'Grady, BillThe issue of homelessness and prisoner re-entry deserves more political attention. Almost every prisoner will eventually be released back into the community. Therefore, it is important to improve discharge planning and re-entry programs for inmates.Item Open Access Should Preventive Detention Be Legal for Repeat Violent Offenders?(2013) Dimock, SusanPVDO is a proposed method to legally and morally detain dangerous offenders by creating a new offence. People would be tried and convicted of this offence using the usual standards of criminal proof and trial procedures. This offence would be created in order to keep the general population safe. This method is uniquely supportable because it complies with central rule of law values (like predictability, fair warning, and identifying clearly exactly what we are punishing people for), as well as principles of proportionality in sentencing.Item Open Access Street Youth Are Among the Most Victimized Populations in Canada(2008) Gaetz, StephenCompared to youth who have homes, street youth are much more likely to be victims of crime. Young homeless women are particularly vulnerable.Item Open Access Street Youth Are More Likely Than Housed Youth to Be Victims of Crime(2010) Gaetz, Stephen; O'Grady, Bill; Buccieri, KristyBeing homeless exposes young people to dangerous people and places. It marginalizes youth and makes them more vulnerable to violence and victimization.