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. 2020 Jan;110(Suppl 1):S137–S144. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305437

TABLE 2—

Eight Policy Provisions That Characterize the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories, Codified in Admission and Continued Occupancy Policies (ACOPs): United States, 2009–2018

ACOP Policy Provision Factor Loadinga
Arrests or charges explicitly given less weight than conviction (admissions) 0.68
Mitigating circumstances explicitly considered (admissions) 0.65
Family is explicitly permitted to remove member for any criminal or drug use activity (eviction) 0.78
Mitigating circumstances explicitly considered (eviction) 0.87
Circumstances related to nature of the violation explicitly considered as mitigating circumstance (admissions) 0.93
Impact on family explicitly considered as mitigating circumstance (admission) 0.92
Proof of good tenancy explicitly considered as mitigating circumstance (eviction) 0.97
Impact on family explicitly considered as mitigating circumstance (eviction) 0.99

Note. The sample size was n = 76.

a

Results of confirmatory factor analysis. Factor loadings based on a single factor solution.