加利福尼亚州旧金山无家可归营地的地理空间评估扫除了禁令
Sean G Young1, Vincent Truong1, William P Watson2
1Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Frontiers in public health
|February 20, 2025
概括
旧金山的"坐着撒谎"政策禁令看到越来越少的无家可归营地报告,观察到空间变化. 需要进一步研究政策的逆转效应.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 城市研究 城市研究
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
背景情况:
- 无家可归是美国社区的一个重大挑战.
- 静坐政策被用来使无家可归的人从公共空间中流离失所.
- 一个法律挑战认为旧金山的坐着谎言政策违反了第八修正案.
研究的目的:
- 分析一项初步禁令对旧金山停战政策的影响.
- 为了识别无家可归者营地的位置和频率的变化.
主要方法:
- 使用了旧金山的311数据.
- 进行了营地报告的空间分析.
- 在禁令期间的数据与前一年的数据进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 观察到营地报告的空间重新分配.
- 在禁令期间,营地报告的总数下降.
- 与前一年相比,在初步禁令期间识别的报告较少.
结论:
- 这项初步禁令导致报告的无家可归者营地减少和空间转移.
- 需要进一步调查,以了解撤销禁令的影响.
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