civil asset forfeiture

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs civil judicial forfeiture
gptkbp:appliesTo real estate
vehicles
cash
other assets
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Institute_for_Justice
civil liberties organizations
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Comprehensive_Crime_Control_Act_of_1984
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:crime
gptkbp:criticizedFor legal scholars
lack of due process
disproportionate impact on minorities
potential for abuse
incentivizing policing for profit
gptkbp:date 17th century
gptkbp:defendedIn gptkb:Department_of_Justice
law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:enables disruption of criminal enterprises
law enforcement funding
removal of criminal proceeds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label civil asset forfeiture
gptkbp:involves seizure of property
gptkbp:justifiedBy alleged connection to crime
gptkbp:launched gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:opposedBy property rights advocates
gptkbp:originatedIn English common law
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Eighth_Amendment_(U.S._Constitution)
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:government
state legislatures
gptkbp:regulates federal laws
state laws
gptkbp:relatedTo criminal asset forfeiture
equitable sharing
gptkbp:requires civil court proceedings
gptkbp:standardOfProof preponderance of the evidence
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:2019_Supreme_Court_case_Timbs_v._Indiana
Supreme Court cases
documentaries
news reports
academic research
public policy debates
media investigations
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Libertarian_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:war_on_drugs
gptkb:War_on_Drugs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5