Programs & Events
Foreclosures & Neighborhood Decay: Implications for Housing and Criminal Justice Policy
Date: Thursday, November 10th 2011
In the last few years, the mortgage foreclosure crisis has uprooted millions of households and destabilized myriad communities around the country. News stories have reported growing concerns about the effects of these foreclosed homes on surrounding communities and on crime in particular, as buildings sit vacant and unmonitored. With funding from the National Institute of Justice, the Furman Center is undertaking a set of studies exploring how foreclosures affect neighborhood crime. On November 10th, the Furman Center hosted an invitation-only roundtable to present its research findings to date and to facilitate discussion of the implications for housing and criminal justice policy. Participants represented a broad array of stakeholders, including representatives from local government (including those working in both housing and criminal justice), nonprofit organizations, foundations, and academia. View the working paper on foreclosures and crime in New York City here.
