N.I.M.B.Y Issues and Halfway House Siting
Social justice literature observes the relationships between halfway house siting and the NIMBY phenomena. NIMBY is an acronym for: "Not In My Back Yard". Some communities/neighborhoods may have the ability to affect political legislation through political solidarity while others may not.
Some research stresses that community residents simply "feel" nervous when halfway houses are sited near them (Piat 2000). Others point out that the presence of transitional residences may pose "real" hazards to community safety (Krause 1991).
In NIMBY research, it has been suggested that a neighborhood's resistance to placement might be linked to class-based prejudices about ex-offenders and drug addicts. Kraft and Clary (1991) argue that NIMBY responses are sometimes associated with a distrust for government sponsors.
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