there was a recent discussion about this from Cato:  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cato.org&#x2F;multimedia&#x2F;daily-podcast&#x2F;policing-profit-proceeds-apace" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cato.org&#x2F;multimedia&#x2F;daily-podcast&#x2F;policing-profit...</a><p>here&#x27;s the web site by the people who gave the talk (the paper is downloadable from the right margin)  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ij.org&#x2F;report&#x2F;policing-for-profit&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ij.org&#x2F;report&#x2F;policing-for-profit&#x2F;</a>