A License to Steal The Forfeiture of Property |
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| Author:
| Levy, Leonard W. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-2018-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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Leonard Levy traces the development and implementation of forfeiture and contends that it is a questionable practice, which, because it is so often abused, serves only to undermine civil society. Arguing that civil forfeiture is unconstitutional, Levy provides examples of the victimization of innocent people and demonstrates that it has been used primarily against petty offienders rather than against its original targets, members of organized crime.
Leonard Levy traces the development and implementation of forfeiture and contends that it is a questionable practice, which, because it is so often abused, serves only to undermine civil society. Arguing that civil forfeiture is unconstitutional, Levy provides examples of the victimization of innocent people and demonstrates that it has been used primarily against petty offienders rather than against its original targets, members of organized crime.