Title
Safer Outside: A Qualitative Exploration Of Homeless People'S Resistance To Homeless Shelters
Keywords
encampments; homelessness; qualitative; shelter utilization; unsheltered homeless
Abstract
Unsheltered or "street" homeless are an under-researched subset of the homeless population although they account for 37% of the total number of homeless people. The current study examines the lives of homeless people who reside in camps in the woods of East Orange County, Florida. Data for this study were collected via five focus groups with a total of 39 unsheltered homeless people. It is clear from this research that unsheltered homeless people have unique needs that differ from those of the sheltered homeless and that social services will need to change many aspects of the way services are provided to address these unique needs. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Date
8-1-2012
Publication Title
Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice
Volume
12
Issue
4
Number of Pages
288-306
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1080/15228932.2012.695645
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84864712599 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84864712599
STARS Citation
Donley, Amy M. and Wright, James D., "Safer Outside: A Qualitative Exploration Of Homeless People'S Resistance To Homeless Shelters" (2012). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 4389.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/4389