262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1997, this volume presents the results of in-depth research into the application of the UK homelessness legislation in relation to community care, the Children Act 1989, violence to women, and racial harassment. This is supplemented with a consideration of policies and practices in 15 local authority homelessness departments. It is argued that government created the nation of a... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. Appropriateness. 3. Community Care. 4. Children. 5. Racial Harassment. 6. Violence to Women. 7. Towards Inappropriateness. 8. Reforming the Homelessness Legislation: Uses of Inappropriateness. 9. Defining Inappropriateness. 10. Conclusion.
Biography
DAVID COWAN is a lecturer at the University of Bristol. He has written many titles including: Homelessness: The (In-)Appropriate Applicant (Dartmouth, 1997) together with numerous articles on housing issues.
