Using data from 572 law enforcement agencies, we sought to replicate such findings and test their robustness by invoking a variety of forfeiture measures. Our findings indicate that drug asset forfeiture laws (and even past forfeiture activities) have no discernible effect on drug arrest rates....
The bill adds to the Alabama Forfeiture Accountability System, which was created by district attorneys and law enforcement earlier this year to track and report on asset forfeitures in the state, said Barry Matson, the ADAA’s executive director. “Alabama distric...
Do State Asset Forfeiture Laws Explain the Upward Trend in Drug Arrests?doi:10.1080/0735648X.2009.9721272Stephen BishoppJohn L WorrallBishopp, S., and J. Worrall. "Do State Asset Forfeiture Laws Explain the Upward Trend in Drug Arrests?" Journal of Crime and Justice, 32(2), 2009, 117-38...
Civil asset forfeiture is criticized for its lack of procedural protections for property owners and for skewing the priorities of law enforcement. Federal civil forfeiture law allows federal agencies to prosecute civil forfeiture cases for state and local law enforcement agencies, a practice that is ...
Public policy Asset forfeiture| State restrictions and equitable sharing UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Alynna Lyon KucherCharlesCivil asset forfeiture is criticized for its lack of procedural protections for property owners and for skewing the priorities of law enforcement. Federal civil forfeiture law allows...
Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse: Can State Legislation Solve the Problem?David Pimentel
The article discusses criminal asset forfeiture statutes and theories and the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings in the criminal fines-related case Southern Union Co. v. United States and Alleyne v. U.S. which deals with mandatory ...
Engle, E. (2012) Libertarianism and Resistance to Civil Asset Forfeiture to the State. International Journal of Public Law and Policy, 287-298. https://ssrn.com/abstract=1899311Eric Engle.Libertarianism and Resistance to Civil Asset Forfeiture to the State.http://ssrn.corn/abstract=1899311. ...
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