Abstract
Sentencing women in England is often harsher because the court system believes women are more deviant than males. Often women that commit crimes are homeless, jobless, or have mental illness.

Tags:females, incarceration, england

Abstract
This research paper addresses the causes and impact of London's homeless problem and provides a detailed analysis of the role of private landlords on the problem. The paper hypothesizes that private landlords have the ability to play a major role in tackling homelessness and outlines an innovative approach to tackling the problem and improving the policies addressing the homelessness that currently exist.

Profile of Homelessness
Research Aim
Rationale
Literature Review
Introduction to London's Homeless Problem
Progress in Reducing Temporary Accommodations
Lack of Private Options
Overview of the Private Sector
Advice Services
Working Towards a Solution
Methodology
Research Aims
Research Design
Limitations of Study
Results of Study
Challenges to London
The Views of the Homeless
Analysis of Current Government and Council Actions
Analysis And Recommendations
Considerations for Future Studies
Conclusion

From the Paper
"On the other hand, a relatively small but nonetheless significant group of people may experience or be at risk of homelessness, for a variety of reasons, including the breakdown of family, domestic abuse, debt, trauma, drugs, mental problems or other circumstances that may lead to them being unable to pay their rent or mortgage. Many of these people cannot secure alternative housing on their own or even with the help of family or friends."

Tags:priority, need, disability, health, accomodation, moving, insecure, housing, england

Abstract
The paper explores how a minority of the current generation of British Muslims, mainly children and grandchildren of Muslim Asian immigrants to Britain after World War II, turned to Islamic extremism. The paper discusses how Britain has become a breeding ground for Islamic terrorism and identifies the powerful influence of the fundamentalist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and his contemporaries on these young Muslims. The paper shows how Abu Hamza poisoned young minds and took advantage of young people who were often homeless and aimless. The paper makes it clear that Abu Hamza and his associates are by all accounts the extreme end of the spectrum of Muslim society.

Outline:
Introduction
The Spread of Islam Across Europe
The Influence of Hazma
Accommodation of Islam in Europe
Islamic Extremism in Europe Hearing
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper
"Humayun Ansari writes in the work entitled: "The Infidel Within: Muslims in Britain Since 1800" that "since the Second World War Muslims have migrated to Britain in much larger number than before 1945..." (2004) The post-1945 migration is divided into two groups according to Ansari with the first phase being workers from less-developed countries and the second phase starting with the oil crisis of 1974-74. The Muslim workers were willing to take jobs that other immigrant workers found to be "undesirable" and that paid very low wages."

Tags:jihad, terrorism

Abstract
The paper relates that homelessness has been described as a chronic illness affecting all societies regardless of the degree of economic development and overall wealth of the nation; it is pandemic and epidemic in some societies. The paper discusses how some researchers have attributed the cause of homelessness to a series of factors that work to create homelessness from three dimensions.

Tags:social, issues, homelessness

Abstract
In this essay the writer examines the topic of homelessness in Canada. The paper looks at many different aspects of homelessness in Canada. The central argument discussed is that homelessness is a growing problem throughout Canada and it is getting worse. The writer examines social, political and economic costs.

From the Paper
"Homelessness is one of the greatest social problems facing Canada. The problem has become so bad that the Mayors of Canada's largest cities declared homelessness a national disaster. Although homelessness is usually thought of as a problem afflicting Canada's largest cities, homelessness is becoming a problem across Canada. Even in smaller cities like Thunder Bay, Iqaluit and Fort McMurray homelessness seems to be becoming increasingly common. Although homelessness is a problem throughout Canada it is not homogeneous. Different social, political and economic factors are different across Canada."

Tags:homelessness, in, canada

Abstract
The paper relates that Canada's Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) is focused on providing community-based services to the homeless, but does not allow for larger-scale, long-term efforts to solve the problem. The paper discusses how this issue is growing in Canada, and this country's inability to address homelessness has reached the attention of the United Nations (2008), who have called Canada's commitment to human rights into question.

From the Paper
"The CBC News (2007) notes that recent research has demonstrated that Canada's homeless population runs somewhere between 200,000 and 300,000 people, while another 1.7 million residents are not able to afford the cost of their homes. In addition, to assist homeless people with social services such as emergency shelter and health care, it costs the federal government up to $6 billion a year. Canada's Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) is focused on providing community-based services to the homeless, but does not allow for larger-scale, long-term efforts to solve..."

Tags:canada, homelessness, sociology

Abstract
This paper briefly discusses the causes of homelessness in North American society. It identifies three of the primary causes as education, employment, and income support. Homelessness is not simply a matter of personal "choice", as some believe, but rather the causes are myriad and run deep. Very few of the homeless are there by choice, but include people from all walks of life.

From the Paper
"From the eastern shores of North America to the western coast, in all major cities and most rural communities, the homeless are all around us. They can be seen sleeping on park benches, in doorways, behind garbage dumpsters in back alleys, under bridges, and anywhere else that provides at least a small level of comfort. In colder months homeless individuals of both genders, including entire families in many cases, will fill available shelters to capacity. The "effects" of homelessness on the larger society are more easily observed and quantified than are the "causes" of homelessness. The causes run deep."

Tags:poverty, homelessness, causes

Abstract
This paper compares homelessness during two eras in American history, focusing on the attitudes of government and the public toward the homeless. The paper looks at the period of the Great Depression vs. modern-day society. The paper provides a context and background of the homelessness issue, historically and contemporarily. The paper also discusses if and how the government has changed in regard to its programs. The paper concludes with a discussion of the role of social and political activists.

From the Paper
"This research examines the phenomenon of homelessness in two periods of American history: the Great Depression and the present day. The research will set forth the context and background for the subject and then compare the ways in which the state's role has..."

Tags:Great, Depression, homelessness, public, policy

Abstract
This paper examines adult development, life span development theory and homelessness. The paper presents research for male and female homeless individuals. The paper focuses on the effects of homelessness in various developmental stages: middle age (40-60), older mature adults (60-80), and late adulthood (80 and over).

Tags:Adult, Development, Homelessness

Abstract
In this paper, the writer shows that the exploitation of women in the industrial revolution of England was forced through social, economic, and labor force conditions that lent women a second-class status. The writer points out that by examining the role of government and industry to limit the vocations and skills women could obtain, they ended up at the bottom of the low wage scale. Further, the writer discusses that by enacting moral laws and regulations that gave rights only to a women that was married, many other women were left homeless and without a means to live.

From the Paper
"The aim of this feminist study is to examine the nature of the exploited woman worker, which was part of the employment drive of the British industrial revolution. By examining the working conditions and the mounting poverty in British society in this period, one can realize that women were victims of exploitation by managers and other industrial administration. Through these means, the lack of rights for women within British society forged low wages and inhumane treatment of woman due to their second-class citizenship under British governmental policy."

Tags:women, industrial, labor