Asset Forfeiture Is Often Criticized for Altering the Emphasis of Policing

question 37

Essay

Asset forfeiture is often criticized for altering the emphasis of policing. As Attorney General, you need to come up with a program that will disincentivize police departments from seizing assets just to increase their budgets. What will your program be, and what ethical framework will it employ?

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Definitions:

Milligram

A unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram, often used in medication dosages and nutritional information.

Gram

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

Millimeter

A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.

Microgram

A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, often used to measure very small quantities of medication.