To me, it’s akin to citing statistics showing that Black people commit crimes at higher rates, which seems disingenuous given that the clearer statistical relationship is between socioeconomic status and crime.
I don’t understand this comparison. If there’s a clear statistical relationship between socioeconomic status and crime, isn’t the implication that unhoused status is correlated with criminal behavior making use of exactly that relationship? It’s hard to think of a more effective proxy for socioeconomic status than not having a place to live.
I don’t understand this comparison. If there’s a clear statistical relationship between socioeconomic status and crime, isn’t the implication that unhoused status is correlated with criminal behavior making use of exactly that relationship? It’s hard to think of a more effective proxy for socioeconomic status than not having a place to live.