SOC216H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Aggressive Panhandling, Squeegee, Social Inequality
3 Mar 2017
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Article #1: a case study of the enforcement of the ontario safe streets act. Canadian municipalities have recently enacted by laws to curb activities such as begging/panhandling, squeegee cleaning, loitering and sleeping in parks. Laws are necessary because of perceived public safety risk caused by growth in urban incivility. Homeless people often have negative encounters with the police. General public, as well as police officers, are regularly exposed to anti-homeless rhetoric from city officials. Criminalization of homelessness: the extraordinary use of laws and practices to restrict the activities, movements, and use of public space by people who are homeless. Came into effect on 31 january 2000. Solicitation : to request, in person, the immediate provision of money or another thing of value regardless of whether consideration is offered or provided in return, using the spoken, written or printed word, a gesture or other means.
