Are Homeless People More Likely to Become Involved or Be Victims of Crime?
Are homeless people more likely to commit crime or be victims of crime?
Abstract
Statement of method
Section 1 – about homeless people
Homelessness is on the rise, the number of people within the country who are homeless has ‘risen to 17%’. (BBC News homelessness 08/09/11). This affecting not only the people who live in communities where homelessness is popular but the uniformed public services is being affected by the actions of homeless people and the actions of the public towards these people. On average homeless’ people die at just 47 years old’. The homeless people are in danger to themselves as they are vulnerable and easily targeted to the public; they are also ‘socially excluded from society’ (crisis 2012). Meaning that the public don’t include them and socialize with these people, as they are lonely and may come across to people as worthless. The amount of people who slept rough in 2009 on London streets was ‘5678’. This is a huge amount of people; who have put themselves in danger and damaging themselves by living in poor conditions as it ruins health and can ruin ‘someone’s capability through loss of skills’ (crisis 2012). Homeless people turn to sex work to afford shelter for the night to keep off the streets. ‘Unwanted sex has become a way out of homelessness for many. One in seven men and 28% of women had spent a night – or longer – with an unwanted sexual partner to "accommodate themselves"’ (the guardian homeless commit crime 23/12/2010). People become homeless by a variety of things the most popular is relationship breakdown, also people may have suffered childhood abuse and people can’t cope any more from the lack of help from the counselling services, or even the social services. And ‘substance misuse and leaving an institution like a prison, or a care home or hospital’ (crisis 2012). ‘According to the government 19% of young people were accepted as homeless by local authorities aged around 16 to 18 years old and 50% of the people
Abstract
Statement of method
Section 1 – about homeless people
Homelessness is on the rise, the number of people within the country who are homeless has ‘risen to 17%’. (BBC News homelessness 08/09/11). This affecting not only the people who live in communities where homelessness is popular but the uniformed public services is being affected by the actions of homeless people and the actions of the public towards these people. On average homeless’ people die at just 47 years old’. The homeless people are in danger to themselves as they are vulnerable and easily targeted to the public; they are also ‘socially excluded from society’ (crisis 2012). Meaning that the public don’t include them and socialize with these people, as they are lonely and may come across to people as worthless. The amount of people who slept rough in 2009 on London streets was ‘5678’. This is a huge amount of people; who have put themselves in danger and damaging themselves by living in poor conditions as it ruins health and can ruin ‘someone’s capability through loss of skills’ (crisis 2012). Homeless people turn to sex work to afford shelter for the night to keep off the streets. ‘Unwanted sex has become a way out of homelessness for many. One in seven men and 28% of women had spent a night – or longer – with an unwanted sexual partner to "accommodate themselves"’ (the guardian homeless commit crime 23/12/2010). People become homeless by a variety of things the most popular is relationship breakdown, also people may have suffered childhood abuse and people can’t cope any more from the lack of help from the counselling services, or even the social services. And ‘substance misuse and leaving an institution like a prison, or a care home or hospital’ (crisis 2012). ‘According to the government 19% of young people were accepted as homeless by local authorities aged around 16 to 18 years old and 50% of the people