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Report finds California cities increasingly 'criminalize' homeless
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Mar 6, 2015
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Report finds California cities increasingly 'criminalize' homeless
A recent study from the UC Berkeley School of Law found that California cities have more anti-homeless laws on the books than other parts of the country.
A sign reading 'Skid Row' is painted on a wall next to the Los Angeles Mission, September 22, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles' Skid Row contains one of the largest populations of homeless people in the United States.
A sign reading 'Skid Row' is painted on a wall next to the Los Angeles Mission, September 22, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles' Skid Row contains one of the largest populations of homeless people in the United States.
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A recent study from the UC Berkeley School of Law found that California cities have more anti-homeless laws on the books than other parts of the country.

Last Sunday, police shot and killed a homeless man in the city's Skid Row. There have been ongoing questions about the identity of the man and what exactly transpired on the scene. But the incident has put a spotlight on how the police and the public interact with the homeless population in Los Angeles.

A recent study from the Policy Advocacy Clinic at the UC Berkeley School of Law analyzed vagrancy laws and found that California cities have more anti-homeless laws on the books than other parts of the country. It also found that L.A. and San Francisco have more of these laws than other California cities.

Lindsay Walter, a second year law student and a co-author of the report, joined Take Two to discuss the findings of the report.