Remove the profit motive from policing. This election year has seen increased attention to the use and abuse of civil asset forfeiture programs by law enforcement agencies. These programs allow officers and federal law enforcers to seize and keep funds and property they claim are connected to crime. Asset forfeiture has been a huge force ... MOREScott Shackford: One Way Congress Can Help Fight Police Abuse Is By Ending The Incentives To Seize Assets
Remove the profit motive from policing. This election year has seen increased attention to the use and abuse of civil asset forfeiture programs by law enforcement agencies. These programs allow officers and federal law enforcers to seize and keep funds and property they claim are connected to crime. Asset forfeiture has been a huge force ... MORE