Contesting Government's Financial Interest in Drug Cases

Authors

Eric Blumenson, Suffolk University Law SchoolFollow
Eva Nilsen, Boston University School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Criminal Justice

Abstract

This article examines federal forfeiture laws, which enable local and state law enforcement agencies to retain 80% of the drug related assets they seize. It notes the perverse policy incentives created by these laws, and inventories constitutional and statutory objections to its provisions.

First Page

4

Last Page

10

Publication Date

1999

Recommended Citation

Eric D. Blumenson & Eva S. Nilsen, Contesting Government's Financial Interest in Drug Cases, 13 Criminal Justice 4 (1999).

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