ABSTRACT
Introduction .........................................................................................................318 The Criminalization of Poverty .........................................................................319 Canada-A Case in Point .................................................................................. 320 The United States of America-A Case in Point ............................................ 322 Europe-A Case in Point................................................................................... 324 Those with Lower Incomes Are More Likely to Be Arrested ........................ 325 Homelessness and Prison .................................................................................. 327 Pay-to-Stay Fees .................................................................................................. 329 Crimes of Survival .............................................................................................. 330
Property Crimes ..............................................................................................331 Drug Crimes ....................................................................................................331 Sex Work ..........................................................................................................331
Women and Crime ............................................................................................. 332 Indigenous Peoples and Crime ......................................................................... 333 Alternatives to Criminalizing Poverty: Preventive Methods ........................ 334
