Civil asset forfeiture laws and equitable sharing activity by the police

For several decades, critics have argued that civil forfeiture laws create incentives for law enforcement to increase departmental revenue by “policing for profit.” By using data on federal equitable sharing payments to nearly 600 local law enforcement agencies between 2000 and 2012, we examine the...

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Authors: Holcomb, Jefferson E. (Author) ; Williams, Marian Rebecca (Author) ; Hicks, William D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-127
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Forfeiture
Police