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By-Law Enforcement Responses to Homelessness and Homeless Encampments in Ontario. Natasha Martino, Criminology.

Research Chat

English - May 30, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MB
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The episode features:

Natasha Martino, a researcher in the realm of homelessness and policing, pursuing a Master of Arts in Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Natasha’s research interests are homelessness, enforcement agents, including police, by-law, and private security, social control, regulation, and marginalization.Her  research focuses on the role that by-law enforcement and municipal ordinances play in the social control and management of homelessness and homeless encampments across Ontario. This research investigates by-law officers’ perceptions of their work in response to issues associated with homelessness.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat