Homelessness In Santa Fe New Mexico Case Study
Homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Introduction
According to Klein (2005), local problems refer to the issues that impact on the society either positively or negatively. Klein (2005) provides that local issues often impact negatively on one group of individuals while at the same time impacting positively on another group of individuals on the society. Local problems affect a small group of individuals that are characterized by the same aspects such as culture and area of residence. For instance, local problem may affect people in the same city or people in the same country that share a common culture. Examples of local problems …show more content…
include divorces, homelessness, corruption and bullying among other problems. In most incidences, local problems result from the failure of specific individuals to carry out their responsibilities in the society. For instance, corruption arises in an incidence whereby those who hold senior positions in the society fail to use voluntary good code of conduct and ethical practices in the course of practicing their authority. Still, local problems may arise from the culture of the society. For instance, bullying may arise in a culture whereby the society appreciates some group of individuals to be more superior to others. For instance, there are some cultures of some societies which recognize men to be more superior to women and hence this sees men bully women following the superiority given to them by the society. Klein (2005) provides that local problems are dependent on each other in that some local problems trigger the occurrence of other local problems. For instance, domestic violence may trigger the occurrence of divorce and homelessness especially to the children. Since domestic violence, divorce and homelessness are all local problems, then it is justifiable to conclude that local problems are dependent on each other in that one local problem can trigger the occurrence of another local problem.
Klein (2005) provides that anything that results to suffering of individuals in the society either physically or even psychologically can be classified as a local problem. Klein (2005) also provides that any issue that hinders the development of the society in either perspective can be classified as a local problem. Such development perspectives may include development under in economic perspective, development in social and even democratic perspective among other perspectives. Klein (2005) provides that most of the local problems can be solved by applying ethical practices, moral reasoning and voluntary good code of conduct by each in the society. The paper focuses on a local problem that has impacted on the Santa Fe, New Mexico. The local problem on focus is homelessness which has been noted as the one of the local problems that has greatly impacted on the New Mexican society. The paper analyzes the contributory factors that have resulted to the occurrence of the homelessness problem in the New Mexico. It also makes recommendations which if they are considered and put in place they can result to the solution of the homelessness problem in Mexico
Executive summary
Santa Fe is the capital city of the New Mexico. The New Mexico is a member state of the United States of America. Santa Fe, the capital city of the New Mexico has been faced by homelessness that has impacted adversely on the New Mexico’s capital city. According to Baum & Burnes (1993), an individual is said to be homeless when he or she does not have a house regardless of whether the individual belongs to a family or not. Thus, not only the individuals who are on the streets are considered homeless but also the individuals who have a family in which they can go sleeping, and they do not have a house are considered homeless. An individual who does not have a house is likely to suffer either physically or psychologically and hence this explains why homelessness is classified as a local problem that has impacted in urban areas such as the Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Santa Fe, New Mexico has been impacted adversely by high rate of homelessness. The high rate of homelessness has resulted to occurrence of other local problems such as crime in forms of killing and even stealing. Several factors have been pointed out as the contributory factors to the high rate of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. One of the contributory factors to the high rate of homelessness is poverty. High rate of poverty has seen many citizens in Santa Fe, New Mexico being unable to afford housing. Due to inability to afford housing, they have been forced to stay homeless thereby forcing some citizens opt to enter the streets to sleep in the streets. The high rate of poverty has been attributed to low-wage jobs in the Santa Fe, New Mexico. Other factors that have contributed to the inability to access affordable housing include the decreased rate of benefits that are attributed to the poor people and also the decreased spending for public housing that has seen private investors take advantage of the housing sector.
There are other local problems that have triggered and contributed to the high rate of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Such local problems include domestic violence, drug and substance abuse and high population as a result of the high rate of immigration into the city. Drug abuse has seen most of the citizens in the city loiter around in the city since they do not have any source of income that can see them afford housing. Domestic violence has seen some of the citizens run into the streets thereby increasing the rate of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There are also migrant workers that have migrated into the city thereby increasing the rate of homelessness. The problem of homelessness in the capital city of the New Mexico has been contributed by very diverse factors.
The responsibility of a critical thinker in solving the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to Chaffee (2014), a critical thinker is an individual who seeks to place strategies to solve the problem that he or she faces. In relation to local problems, a critical thinker is an individual who seeks to place strategies that are meant to solve the specific local problems that are faced by the society. A critical thinker in relation to local problems undertakes to ensure that the society is resilient to local problems by ensuring that they undertake to curb the contributory factors to the local problems. Ensuring that the society is resilient also involves ensuring that the society does not succumb to the effects that are brought about by the occurrence of the local problem (Chaffee, 2014).
In the case of homelessness in Santa Fe in Mexico, a critical thinker has a responsibility to place strategies to ensure that suitable strategies are placed to counteract the increasing rate of homelessness in the city. For instance, a critical thinker in this case has a responsibility to ensure that the society is resilient to drug and substance abuse. Since drug and substance abuse is one of the contributory factors to homelessness, undertaking to control the abuse of drugs and substance is a strategy that can be used to counteract the spread of homelessness. A critical thinker can fight against the abuse of drugs by creating drug and substance abuse awareness ensuring the society is informed about the adverse effects that are brought about by drug and substance abuse.
Still, in this case a critical thinker has a responsibility to ensure that the authority in the city places strategies to make housing affordable to the residents of the city. Such strategies as increased funding for public housing can be used to make housing affordable to the city residents may be put in place to counteract the spread of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Also, a critical thinker in this case has a responsibility to ensure that strategies are placed to ensure job opportunities to the residents of the city so as to enable them to afford housing as a strategy to reduce the spread of homelessness. A critical thinker can also undertake to ensure that strategies put in place to control the rate of migration into the Santa Fe city in the New Mexico as a strateg7y to counteract the spread of homelessness. A critical thinker in the case of homelessness has a responsibility of undertaking to ensure that corrective measures are put in place to counteract the spread of homelessness in the Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Importance of ethics in dealing with homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to Dolgoff, Harrington & Loewenberg (2011), ethics refers to the established rules and regulations that are intended to act as guiding principles to guide and control operations of a group of individuals that have some common aspects such as goals, objectives or the same area of residence. For instance, organizational ethics refers to the rules and regulations that define and guide the operations of a specific organization. They define the code of conduct of every stakeholder of the organization. Dolgoff, Harrington & Loewenberg (2011) provides that often ethical practices are meant to ensure the well being of each stakeholder of a specified entity. Stakeholders refer to the people and the components of the environment that can be affected by the operations of a specific entity. Hence, the key stakeholders of the Santa Fe in Mexico refer to the city residents who are likely to be affected by the conditions in the city.
Ethical practices are important in solving the problem of homelessness that is faced by residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since ethics is meant to ensure the well being of each stakeholder of the city, ethical practice will address issue low-wage jobs since they do not contribute to the well being of the city residents. With improved wages, the residents of the city will be able to afford housing. Consequently, the level of homelessness will reduce in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Also, ethical practice will address issues such as domestic violence that are contributory factors to the high rate of homelessness in the city. It is worth noting that domestic violence is an unethical practice and hence it applying ethics will mean that domestic violence will be no longer. As such, the percentage of homelessness that attributes its cause to domestic violence will be eliminated and hence the problem of homelessness in the city will consequently be addressed. It is worth noting that the reduced funding for public housing is unethical since it does not impact positively on the welfare of the residents. Hence, applying ethics will lift the rate of funding of public housing and hence the housing will be made affordable to the residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a result, the problem of homelessness will be addressed.
Importance of moral reasoning in solving the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to Turner, Barling, Epitropaki, Butcher & Milner (2002), moral reasoning refers to the mode of thinking that is based on what is right.
Thus, in moral reasoning an individual undertakes to execute the thoughts that are right only. Moral reasoning that an individual undertakes to commit that which does affect others since any undertaking that affect the welfare of others is considered to be wrong. In this case, moral reasoning is important in that it will help curb some of the contributory factors to the spread of the homelessness problem in Santa Fe in New Mexico thereby counteracting further spread of the problem. For instance, moral reasoning will indicate that domestic violence is not an undertaking that is right. As a result, if moral reasoning is applied domestic violence will be reduced and hence the spread of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Still, if moral reasoning is applied, the government can increase government spending of public housing and hence make the housing affordable. Consequently, the problem of homelessness will be solved. If moral reasoning is to be applied, abuse of drugs and substance will be eliminated. Since drug and substance has contributed to the increased rate of homelessness, eliminating drug and substance abuse will consequently reduce the rate of
homelessness.
Recommendations
It has been seen that the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe in Mexico has been contributed by several diverse factors such failure to use moral reasoning, unethical practices and lack of critical thinking. Hence, it is justifiable to recommend that the authorities in the specific should undertake to ensure that the unethical practices are addressed. For instance, the authority that has jurisdiction over the city should set trade policies that ensure that wage rate are high enough to ensure that the citizens in the city are capable of affording the housing thereby addressing the problem of homelessness. Still, the authority that has jurisdiction over the city should undertake to ensure such unethical practices as drug and substance abuse do not take place as a strategy to counteract the spread of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is also justifiable to recommend that each resident in the city should undertake to ensure that they embrace moral reasoning thereby reducing the problem of homelessness.
Conclusion
Since several factors have caused the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe in New Mexico, it is justifiable to conclude that addressing the contributory factors will ci0nsequently address the problem of homelessness in the city. Hence, each responsible stakeholder should undertake to ensure that he or she place the suitable strategies to counteract the occurrence of the contributory factors in a bid to address the homelessness problem in Santa Fe, Mexico.
References
Baum, A. S., & Burnes, D. W. (1993). A nation in denial: The truth about homelessness. Westview Press.
Chaffee, J. (2014). Thinking critically. Cengage Learning.
Dolgoff, R., Harrington, D., & Loewenberg, F. (2011). Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Ethical Decisions for Social Work Practice. Cengage Learning. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/lawmakers-move-to-protect-new-mexico-s-homeless/article_4df8552e-4e68-5132-9b24-0bd78e3fb2d9.html Klein, J. D. (2005). Adolescent pregnancy: current trends and issues. Pediatrics, 116(1), 281-286.
Turner, N., Barling, J., Epitropaki, O., Butcher, V., & Milner, C. (2002). Transformational leadership and moral reasoning. Journal of applied Psychology, 87(2), 304.
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Contents
Introduction
According to Klein (2005), local problems refer to the issues that impact on the society either positively or negatively. Klein (2005) provides that local issues often impact negatively on one group of individuals while at the same time impacting positively on another group of individuals on the society. Local problems affect a small group of individuals that are characterized by the same aspects such as culture and area of residence. For instance, local problem may affect people in the same city or people in the same country that share a common culture. Examples of local problems …show more content…
include divorces, homelessness, corruption and bullying among other problems. In most incidences, local problems result from the failure of specific individuals to carry out their responsibilities in the society. For instance, corruption arises in an incidence whereby those who hold senior positions in the society fail to use voluntary good code of conduct and ethical practices in the course of practicing their authority. Still, local problems may arise from the culture of the society. For instance, bullying may arise in a culture whereby the society appreciates some group of individuals to be more superior to others. For instance, there are some cultures of some societies which recognize men to be more superior to women and hence this sees men bully women following the superiority given to them by the society. Klein (2005) provides that local problems are dependent on each other in that some local problems trigger the occurrence of other local problems. For instance, domestic violence may trigger the occurrence of divorce and homelessness especially to the children. Since domestic violence, divorce and homelessness are all local problems, then it is justifiable to conclude that local problems are dependent on each other in that one local problem can trigger the occurrence of another local problem.
Klein (2005) provides that anything that results to suffering of individuals in the society either physically or even psychologically can be classified as a local problem. Klein (2005) also provides that any issue that hinders the development of the society in either perspective can be classified as a local problem. Such development perspectives may include development under in economic perspective, development in social and even democratic perspective among other perspectives. Klein (2005) provides that most of the local problems can be solved by applying ethical practices, moral reasoning and voluntary good code of conduct by each in the society. The paper focuses on a local problem that has impacted on the Santa Fe, New Mexico. The local problem on focus is homelessness which has been noted as the one of the local problems that has greatly impacted on the New Mexican society. The paper analyzes the contributory factors that have resulted to the occurrence of the homelessness problem in the New Mexico. It also makes recommendations which if they are considered and put in place they can result to the solution of the homelessness problem in Mexico
Executive summary
Santa Fe is the capital city of the New Mexico. The New Mexico is a member state of the United States of America. Santa Fe, the capital city of the New Mexico has been faced by homelessness that has impacted adversely on the New Mexico’s capital city. According to Baum & Burnes (1993), an individual is said to be homeless when he or she does not have a house regardless of whether the individual belongs to a family or not. Thus, not only the individuals who are on the streets are considered homeless but also the individuals who have a family in which they can go sleeping, and they do not have a house are considered homeless. An individual who does not have a house is likely to suffer either physically or psychologically and hence this explains why homelessness is classified as a local problem that has impacted in urban areas such as the Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Santa Fe, New Mexico has been impacted adversely by high rate of homelessness. The high rate of homelessness has resulted to occurrence of other local problems such as crime in forms of killing and even stealing. Several factors have been pointed out as the contributory factors to the high rate of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. One of the contributory factors to the high rate of homelessness is poverty. High rate of poverty has seen many citizens in Santa Fe, New Mexico being unable to afford housing. Due to inability to afford housing, they have been forced to stay homeless thereby forcing some citizens opt to enter the streets to sleep in the streets. The high rate of poverty has been attributed to low-wage jobs in the Santa Fe, New Mexico. Other factors that have contributed to the inability to access affordable housing include the decreased rate of benefits that are attributed to the poor people and also the decreased spending for public housing that has seen private investors take advantage of the housing sector.
There are other local problems that have triggered and contributed to the high rate of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Such local problems include domestic violence, drug and substance abuse and high population as a result of the high rate of immigration into the city. Drug abuse has seen most of the citizens in the city loiter around in the city since they do not have any source of income that can see them afford housing. Domestic violence has seen some of the citizens run into the streets thereby increasing the rate of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There are also migrant workers that have migrated into the city thereby increasing the rate of homelessness. The problem of homelessness in the capital city of the New Mexico has been contributed by very diverse factors.
The responsibility of a critical thinker in solving the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to Chaffee (2014), a critical thinker is an individual who seeks to place strategies to solve the problem that he or she faces. In relation to local problems, a critical thinker is an individual who seeks to place strategies that are meant to solve the specific local problems that are faced by the society. A critical thinker in relation to local problems undertakes to ensure that the society is resilient to local problems by ensuring that they undertake to curb the contributory factors to the local problems. Ensuring that the society is resilient also involves ensuring that the society does not succumb to the effects that are brought about by the occurrence of the local problem (Chaffee, 2014).
In the case of homelessness in Santa Fe in Mexico, a critical thinker has a responsibility to place strategies to ensure that suitable strategies are placed to counteract the increasing rate of homelessness in the city. For instance, a critical thinker in this case has a responsibility to ensure that the society is resilient to drug and substance abuse. Since drug and substance abuse is one of the contributory factors to homelessness, undertaking to control the abuse of drugs and substance is a strategy that can be used to counteract the spread of homelessness. A critical thinker can fight against the abuse of drugs by creating drug and substance abuse awareness ensuring the society is informed about the adverse effects that are brought about by drug and substance abuse.
Still, in this case a critical thinker has a responsibility to ensure that the authority in the city places strategies to make housing affordable to the residents of the city. Such strategies as increased funding for public housing can be used to make housing affordable to the city residents may be put in place to counteract the spread of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Also, a critical thinker in this case has a responsibility to ensure that strategies are placed to ensure job opportunities to the residents of the city so as to enable them to afford housing as a strategy to reduce the spread of homelessness. A critical thinker can also undertake to ensure that strategies put in place to control the rate of migration into the Santa Fe city in the New Mexico as a strateg7y to counteract the spread of homelessness. A critical thinker in the case of homelessness has a responsibility of undertaking to ensure that corrective measures are put in place to counteract the spread of homelessness in the Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Importance of ethics in dealing with homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to Dolgoff, Harrington & Loewenberg (2011), ethics refers to the established rules and regulations that are intended to act as guiding principles to guide and control operations of a group of individuals that have some common aspects such as goals, objectives or the same area of residence. For instance, organizational ethics refers to the rules and regulations that define and guide the operations of a specific organization. They define the code of conduct of every stakeholder of the organization. Dolgoff, Harrington & Loewenberg (2011) provides that often ethical practices are meant to ensure the well being of each stakeholder of a specified entity. Stakeholders refer to the people and the components of the environment that can be affected by the operations of a specific entity. Hence, the key stakeholders of the Santa Fe in Mexico refer to the city residents who are likely to be affected by the conditions in the city.
Ethical practices are important in solving the problem of homelessness that is faced by residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since ethics is meant to ensure the well being of each stakeholder of the city, ethical practice will address issue low-wage jobs since they do not contribute to the well being of the city residents. With improved wages, the residents of the city will be able to afford housing. Consequently, the level of homelessness will reduce in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Also, ethical practice will address issues such as domestic violence that are contributory factors to the high rate of homelessness in the city. It is worth noting that domestic violence is an unethical practice and hence it applying ethics will mean that domestic violence will be no longer. As such, the percentage of homelessness that attributes its cause to domestic violence will be eliminated and hence the problem of homelessness in the city will consequently be addressed. It is worth noting that the reduced funding for public housing is unethical since it does not impact positively on the welfare of the residents. Hence, applying ethics will lift the rate of funding of public housing and hence the housing will be made affordable to the residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a result, the problem of homelessness will be addressed.
Importance of moral reasoning in solving the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico
According to Turner, Barling, Epitropaki, Butcher & Milner (2002), moral reasoning refers to the mode of thinking that is based on what is right.
Thus, in moral reasoning an individual undertakes to execute the thoughts that are right only. Moral reasoning that an individual undertakes to commit that which does affect others since any undertaking that affect the welfare of others is considered to be wrong. In this case, moral reasoning is important in that it will help curb some of the contributory factors to the spread of the homelessness problem in Santa Fe in New Mexico thereby counteracting further spread of the problem. For instance, moral reasoning will indicate that domestic violence is not an undertaking that is right. As a result, if moral reasoning is applied domestic violence will be reduced and hence the spread of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Still, if moral reasoning is applied, the government can increase government spending of public housing and hence make the housing affordable. Consequently, the problem of homelessness will be solved. If moral reasoning is to be applied, abuse of drugs and substance will be eliminated. Since drug and substance has contributed to the increased rate of homelessness, eliminating drug and substance abuse will consequently reduce the rate of
homelessness.
Recommendations
It has been seen that the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe in Mexico has been contributed by several diverse factors such failure to use moral reasoning, unethical practices and lack of critical thinking. Hence, it is justifiable to recommend that the authorities in the specific should undertake to ensure that the unethical practices are addressed. For instance, the authority that has jurisdiction over the city should set trade policies that ensure that wage rate are high enough to ensure that the citizens in the city are capable of affording the housing thereby addressing the problem of homelessness. Still, the authority that has jurisdiction over the city should undertake to ensure such unethical practices as drug and substance abuse do not take place as a strategy to counteract the spread of homelessness in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is also justifiable to recommend that each resident in the city should undertake to ensure that they embrace moral reasoning thereby reducing the problem of homelessness.
Conclusion
Since several factors have caused the problem of homelessness in Santa Fe in New Mexico, it is justifiable to conclude that addressing the contributory factors will ci0nsequently address the problem of homelessness in the city. Hence, each responsible stakeholder should undertake to ensure that he or she place the suitable strategies to counteract the occurrence of the contributory factors in a bid to address the homelessness problem in Santa Fe, Mexico.
References
Baum, A. S., & Burnes, D. W. (1993). A nation in denial: The truth about homelessness. Westview Press.
Chaffee, J. (2014). Thinking critically. Cengage Learning.
Dolgoff, R., Harrington, D., & Loewenberg, F. (2011). Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Ethical Decisions for Social Work Practice. Cengage Learning. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/lawmakers-move-to-protect-new-mexico-s-homeless/article_4df8552e-4e68-5132-9b24-0bd78e3fb2d9.html Klein, J. D. (2005). Adolescent pregnancy: current trends and issues. Pediatrics, 116(1), 281-286.
Turner, N., Barling, J., Epitropaki, O., Butcher, V., & Milner, C. (2002). Transformational leadership and moral reasoning. Journal of applied Psychology, 87(2), 304.