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Author(s): Alison Brown, Sarah Gillies, Victoria Marshall, Hannah Mcgurk, Dr. Laura Pin
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Publication Date: 2022
This paper builds on a community-enegaged research project with the Region of Waterloo and uses a socio-legal perspective to provide a comparison of encampment protocols among seven municipalities.
Responses were classified to assess the degree of criminalization present and whether policies were consistent with a human rights approach to hosuing and homelessness. The findings suggest that municipalities could better engage with human rights prin...