A License to Steal
The Forfeiture of Property| By: | Leonard W. Levy |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9781469613796 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781469620183 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1995 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.