Down, Out, and Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row

Great read! I definitely recommend to those interested in policing

Brilliant! A huge addition to sociological and criminological theory. Yes, as one reviewer mentioned, it is written in a erudite style, but alas, it is an academic book. Stuart adds to the tradition of urban policing by developing the idea of "therapeutic policing," which expands the sociological understanding of the ways in which neo-liberalism again rears its ugly head - this time as the de facto enforcement arm of the social service scheme. Stuart spends five years in Skid Row, Los Angeles as an ethnographer, spending significant time with all actors of the neighborhood including residents, service workers, social activists, and police officers. This form of study allows him to examine, in depth, the nuance of policing in one of the most impoverished and stigmatized communities in the U.S. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in policing and its effects within Skid Row. I recommend it to all of my students and assign it for several of my social science undergraduate courses.

This book gives a great sociological perspective for all of us who are getting by, but how easy it would be for us to be living on Skid Row...

Astounding history of non profits and their agenda to criminalize homeless

good reading