Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vandalia: 1  Kaskaskia College (about 29 miles; Centralia, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,867). 2  McKendree University (about 46 miles; Lebanon, IL; FT enrollment: 2,564). 3  Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (about 50 miles; Edwardsville, IL; FT enrollment: 11,933).
Civil forfeiture laws represent one of the most serious assaults on private property rights in the nation today. Under civil forfeiture, police and prosecutors can seize your car or other property, sell it and use the proceeds to fund agency budgetsâall without so much as charging you with a crime.ost important to understanding these early cases is the underlying rationale for permitting civil forfeiture even against innocent property owners. The Court reasoned that civil forfeiture was closely tied to the practical necessities of enforcing admiralty, piracy and customs laws.
criminal law: an overview. Criminal law involves prosecution by the government of a person for an act that has been classified as a crime. Civil cases, on the other hand, involve individuals and organizations seeking to resolve legal disputes. In a criminal case, the state, through a prosecutor, initiates the suit, while in a civil case the victim brings the suit. Persons convicted of a crime may be incarcerated, fined, or both. However, persons found liable in a civil case may only have to give up property or pay money, but are not incarcerated. A crime is any act or omission (of an act) in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it.