Mexico
A new study exposes the lie that civil forfeiture fights crime
A new peer-reviewed study has found that crime rates did not worsen in New Mexico when the state eliminated civil forfeiture, a law enforcement maneuver that allows the government to seize and permanently keep cash, cars and other valuables without p
Law enforcement agencies claim to fight crime when they seize and keep cash without securing a conviction. But new peer-reviewed research undercuts the narrative.
The study, published in Criminal Justice Review Nov. 3, finds that crime rates did not ... [4374 chars]