Despite Western society's preoccupation with safety and
protection, its most vulnerable members still lack access to the
level of security that many of us take for granted. In this
trailblazing study, Laura Huey illustrates the issue of a 'security
gap' faced by increasing homeless populations: while they are among
the most likely victims of crime, they are also among the least
served by existing forms of state and private security.
Invisible Victims presents the first comprehensive, integrated
study of the risks faced by homeless people and their attempts to
find safety and security in often dangerous environments. Huey
draws not only on current debates on security within criminology,
but also on a decade's worth of her own field research on the
victimization and policing of the homeless. A theoretically and
empirically informed examination of the myriad issues affecting the
homeless, Invisible Victims makes a compelling case for society to
provide necessary services and, above all, a basic level of
security for this population.
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