Recent years have brought public scrutiny on a controversial law enforcement practice known as civil asset forfeiture, which lets police seize and keep cash and property from people who are never convicted -- and in many cases, even charged -- with wrongdoing. But despite a growing public outcry spurred in part by news investigations and
Report: Police Forfeiture Increases In Times Of Economic Hardship
“Forfeiture is an attractive way to keep revenue streams flowing when budgets are tight.”