The annihilation of space by law: The roots and implications of anti-homeless laws in the United States
The annihilation of space by law: The roots and implications of anti-homeless laws in the United States
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10.1111/1467-8330.00048
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发表时间：
1997-07-01
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5
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Mitchell, D
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作者：
Mitchell, D
当代政治经济的变化与无家可归者的刑事定罪之间存在联系。反无家可归者立法可以被理解为试图消灭无家可归者必须居住和履行日常职能的空间。这种消灭是对当前政治经济产生的经济不确定性的反应。将无家可归定为犯罪的过程 1) 破坏了无家可归者的权利； 2）在公共领域强化了特别残酷的公民观念。当城市政府以及周边社区和精英寻求以牺牲城市公共空间为代价来提升城市景观时，此类法律就成为可能。这种对公共空间的侵占不仅会对无家可归者产生深远影响，也会对被安置者之间的互动方式产生深远影响。
There is a link between changes in the contemporary political economy and the criminalization of homelessness. Anti-homeless legislation can be understood as an attempt to annihilate the spaces in which homeless people must Live, and perform everyday functions. This annihilation is a response to the economic uncertainty produced by the current political economy. The process of criminalizing homelessness 1) destroys the very right of homeless people to be; and 2) reinforces particularly brutal notions of citizenship within the public sphere. Such laws are made possible when urban government and surrounding communities and elites seek to promote the urban landscape at the expense of urban public space. This usurpation of public space will have profound impact not only on homeless people but also on how the housed interact with each other.