Chapter
Law Enforcement during Prohibition Era
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The period of prohibition brought about a scale of corruption that forced federal authorities to push for reform and investigatory commissions. Police departments became the de facto enforcement arm of organized crime, resulting in a mockery of law and order.
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Prohibition caused a rise in corruption that turned police departments into a mockery of law and order, with police drawing low salaries and no overtime, and becoming the enforcement arm of organized crime.
08:12 - 11:31 (03:18)
Prohibition
Summary
Prohibition caused a rise in corruption that turned police departments into a mockery of law and order, with police drawing low salaries and no overtime, and becoming the enforcement arm of organized crime. One example is the formation of a prostitution syndicate by Los Angeles Mayor Arthur Harper, police chief Edward Kearns, and a local organized crime figure which led to police harassing the syndicate's competitors.