Why is it critical that local leaders understand this connection between homelessness and the criminal justice system? Explain.

Review the NPR podcast and read the Urban institute article on homelessness jail cycle. Then answer the questions.

1. Click on the NPR podcast and review the Urban institute chart explaining the homelessness-jail cycle.

https://www.npr.org/2012/12/06/166666265/why-some-homeless-choose-the-streets-over-shelters

https://www.urban.org/features/five-charts-explain-homelessness-jail-cycle-and-how-break-it

2. Answer the following questions

a. Give a short overview of the video.

b. Why is it critical that local leaders understand this connection between homelessness and the criminal justice system? Explain.

c. List and explain 2 statistics you found interesting from the five charts on homelessness-jail cycle.

d. List 1 way the information suggest the homelessness- jail cycle can be broken. What is one thing you would recommend to break the cycle? Explain your answer using the information you have gathered from the learning.