Organised Crime in the 1920’s |
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What a time the 1920’s was, with the party atmosphere it was certainly a time of great criminal activity, with the prohibition laws in America and the world in an economic depression, people turned more and more to criminal activity, Organised criminals such as the American mobsters, and European crime syndicates thrived, most common people looked upon these organisations as heroes. Criminals like Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger It caused and explosive growth in crime more than double the amount of illegal bars and saloons operating than before prohibition, the government set up the Federal Prohibition Bureau to police prohibition, this did not deter people and organised crime became the main supplier of booze. With a large coastline it was almost impossible to police only five percent of alcohol was ever confiscated. Bribing government officials was common, people were ever increasingly crafty in the way they would hide the alcohol, in hollowed out canes, false books and hip flask. Violence on the street increased unemployment rose with the closure of all alcohol related industries increased unemployment, people who were hard working Americans suddenly were drinking a banned substance. Police resources that were used to fight other crime were diverted to the prevention of alcohol consumption. Criminal gangs supplied the booze and were ruthless and over inflated the prices fighting with each other for control of the trade. A whole black market was created around alcohol. The quality of alcohol was poor and many people became sick, deaths from alcohol poisoning rose 400%, people will argue that alcohol was less easily obtainable the bootlegging industry was so immense that you could purchase alcohol on almost any street in America, many home product were of poor quality, people were very inventive about the making of home alcohol. Although a great idea in concept, prohibition was ultimately a failure; the public grew less respectful of the law. Drink driving increased and public drunkenness also increased. After thirteen long years the government finally sore that prohibition was not working it had created more problem than it solved, finally they abolished the prohibition laws, crime decrease, the criminal element was taken out of the industry. Organised crime in the 1920's flourished in America because of prohibition, and they did not stop there, after that era they simply went on to other markets with their new found wealth. Had prohibition no happened organised crime may not have become so wealthy or powerful. Related Articles
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