The Pyramid of Social Inertia: Where is Your Homeless Policy?

This Week in Homelessness with Daniel McDonald

On this week's episode:

Introduction

• You’re listening to “This Week in Homelessness with Daniel McDonald” for Tuesday, February 18, 2020
• This is the inaugural episode
• We will talk about all things homeless – discussing issues such as:
  • The latest news
  • Commentary and analysis of current homeless topics

About Me

• I’ve worked in the trenches of police homeless outreach for 8 years – 16,000 hours
  • I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t work
  • You cannot arrest away the problem
• I want to offer my insight into current homeless issues and separate the information from the misinformation
• I am not an activist – I am a problem solver
• Thanks to over 2,000 likes, mentions, replies, etc. that were interested in the idea of a podcast about the police response to homelessness

Future shows

• Guests on issues such as the role of the private sector
• The criminalization of homelessness
• Legal decisions such as Boise vs. Martin
• Homeless pet policies
• Homelessness and the legal system

Upcoming Events

• Wed. Feb. 19th @ 5 PM
• I will meet 4th-grader Noah who gives blankets to the homeless

This Week's Segment

• The pyramid of social inertia
• The charity response to homelessness
• A shout out to Invisible People

Listener Mail

• Send your listener questions or suggestions for future shows
• [e-mail]
• Visit my website at: https://homelesspolice.com