Document Type
Paper
Publication Date
Summer 6-2025
Abstract
Earlier this year, the Paterson City Council proposed an ordinance to criminalize homelessness. Many residents were unhappy with the proposed ordinance, feeling that it was unjust to treat the homeless in Paterson that way, and that it wouldn’t effectively address the root causes. The ordinance was withdrawn, but homelessness in Paterson still needs to be addressed. This paper proposes alternate solutions to homelessness; through increasing shelter capacity, affordable housing, modifying the ordinance, increasing in voluntary commitment, measures, and alternatives to involuntary commitment.
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Lauby, Fanny, "Addressing Emergency Situations Among the Unhoused in Paterson, NJ" (2025). Department of Political Science and Law Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 59.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/polysci-law-facpubs/59
Published Citation
Addressing Emergency Situations Among the Unhoused in Paterson, NJ. POLS 324 White Paper No. 3, edited by Fanny Lauby, Department of Political Science, Montclair State University.
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