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