According to current projections, the number of homeless in the
United States will continue to swell in the 1990s unless more
aggressive efforts to combat the problem are initiated. Based upon
a thorough analysis of the underlying social and political causes
of homelessness in this country, this study takes a hard look at
the realities and misconceptions that surround the victims. Gregg
Barak demonstrates how current public service programs inadequately
address the issue, and proposes governmental policy changes that
could prove beneficial.
In an effort to dispel the myths that stereotype the homeless,
this study places their plight within the continuing domestic and
worldwide economic emergency and defines their demographics
according to such factors as age, sex, race, health, and education.
Barak's subsequent focus on the violence and criminality associated
with the condition and treatment of the homeless uncovers
controversial issues of injustice and constitutionality, and aims
the discussion toward possible solutions for this burgeoning
problem.
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