Interestingly, it was the humble police car that enabled law enforcement to become effective crime fighters during the prohibition era against gangsters with ever more powerful cars. An interesting look at the history of police cars: https://www. read more
Crime decreased and the criminal element was taken out of the industry, organized crime in the 1920's flourished in America because of prohibition and it did not stop there, after the prohibition era they simply went on to other markets with their new found wealth. read more
Although organized crime continued in the decades to come, even as it continues today, the peak of organized crime was the 1920s. Lesson Summary The increase in organized crime during the 1920s stemmed from national Prohibition. read more