University of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and author of Down, Out and Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row
PROFILE
Forrest Stuart
Guest
FROM Forrest Stuart
Olney in L.A.
Skid Row: Down, Out and Under Arrest The 54 block area of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles has long been a stark reminder of the city's homeless problem. One man, an assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, spent five years with Skid Row residents and those tasked with policing them.
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