Community Redevelopment Agency of the city Los Angeles (CRA/LA). (2005). Homeless Brochure. Los Angeles’ Skid Row, 1-4.
This article is written as a brochure for information about the homeless population in Skid Row and can be used as a scholarly article. The credibility is provided through the author which is the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles. Statistics make up the majority of information displayed and proves that the people in Skid Row are experiencing inhumane conditions in an exponential way. Acknowledging the history and minority communities shows a well-rounded and developed brochure.
Chamard, Sharon. (2010). The Problem of Homeless Encampments. Guide No. 56., 1-3.
Arizona State University’s Center for Problem-Oriented Policing provides an article written by Sharon Chamard which discusses the problems homeless people in Skid Row face and how they can be mitigated and reformed. By acknowledging the “philosophical debate on chronic homelessness,” the stage is set for the remainder of the article which delves deeper into the facets of Skid Row. This article focuses on the legal side of the area and can therefore provide evidence that there is unequal treatment and involvement of people.
Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California. “Los Angeles Man Who Recruited ‘Patients’ from L.A.’s ‘Skid Row…’ August 26, 2013.
This document supports themes in Skid Row of corruption and injustice. Written and published by the California Department of Justice, a man exploited homeless people on Skid Row in order to exploit the hospital system. Examples such as this perpetuate conditions in Skid Row and demonstrate the moral wrong doings happen frequently. A document like this can be used as support for claims about what living conditions and struggles are like while living on Skid Row.
Forrest, Stuart. (2016). Down, Out, and Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row.
This book is a firsthand account of what life in Skid Row is like. By tackling the problem of policing there is light shed on corruption in Skid Row and what the homeless people here have to face each day. There is credibility in the author because they spent time in the area and therefore gives a true account of the treatment of Skid Row’s homeless population.
Harris, D. Kamala. State of California Department of Justice. “Environmental Justice at the Local and Regional Level Legal Background.” Updated July 10, 2012.
Despite the title of this document including the phrase “environmental justice,” at the beginning of the document it states that this phrase will not explicitly be used. Environmental justice should be integrated into decision making policies and refraining from using the phrase will hinder the movement of equality. As the fact sheet states, “there are a number of different types of projects that have the potential to cause physical impacts to low-income communities and communities of color,” showing that this is in fact a matter of environmental justice. This legal document is great evidence of what California’s policies and plans are and can be used to hold them accountable for areas such as Skid Row, which is surely within their jurisdiction.
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LASHA). (2019). “First-of-its-kind study identifies institutional racism as a main driver of black homelessness.”
A study like none before arose from the need to reform how black homeless people are being treated. A committee Ad Hoc Committee on Black People Experiencing Homelessness writes to inform about the grave circumstances of black homeless people and the measures that must be taken to mediate the situation. Proposals of future research and explanations of racism in Los Angeles prove credibility and an overarching knowledge of a complex problem. This article proposes that a “racial equity lens throughout homelessness policy” would be very beneficial for the marginalized populations of Los Angeles.
Petit, Christine Elizabeth. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. “We ain’t scared of no mayor.” (2010)
This peer reviewed article revolves around ideas of homelessness and the plight against policing and lawmaking that marginalizes Skid Row inhabitants. The rights of homeless people are in jeopardy, and this article proposed ideas about how residents are organizing to create change. Learning about the dynamics of Skid Row is important, but the community’s intentions should be honored and supported. Different proposals of how to improve life, policing, and housing supports my research.
Ramos, John Nic. American quarterly, Johns Hopkins University Press. “Poor influences and criminal locations. Volume 71, Number 2. (2019). 500-567.
This peer reviewed article, found through the UMass Dartmouth Library holds its credibility through being published by another college. This academic and scholarly book includes relevant topics to my research question such as the politics of Skid Row, different groups of people being marginalized in Skid Row, and the disregard the city has for any actual remediation for Skid Row.