NYPD did this for 5 years. 95% of homeless people offered help declined (mostly because of shelter rules). Half the vans of the homeless outreach unit were recently burnt/destroyed in protests. The unit was disbanded July 17.https://twitter.com/JoAnnPDX/status/1283215335634567168 …
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Replying to @PeterMoskos @wesyang
Interesting. Do you have a citation for the 95% stat? Numbers on the west coast are more in the 60-70% range.
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Replying to @realchrisrufo @wesyang
Research I was part of. But it's not published.
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It's NYPD homeless outreach, which presumably would increase refusal rates. But also NY is a "right to shelter" state. So compared to west coast, those who choose to not be in shelter are probably more disinclined to accept such an offer, since it was already available.
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Replying to @PeterMoskos @wesyang
Wow, please follow so I can DM you. Would love to see a preprint of the research.
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