Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States

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The "Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States" is a landmark 1931 Wickersham Commission document that critically examined the effectiveness, corruption, and social consequences of enforcing national alcohol prohibition.

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instanceOf government report ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
policy analysis ⓘ
appointedBy Herbert Hoover ⓘ
appointedByOffice President of the United States ⓘ
assesses impact of prohibition on crime ⓘ
impact of prohibition on public morals ⓘ
impact of prohibition on respect for law ⓘ
commissionedBy National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement ⓘ
Wickersham Commission ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes corruption among enforcement officials ⓘ
inadequate enforcement resources ⓘ
uneven enforcement across regions ⓘ
widespread violations of prohibition laws ⓘ
documentType official investigative report ⓘ
focusesOn corruption in law enforcement ⓘ
effectiveness of prohibition enforcement ⓘ
federal and state cooperation in enforcement ⓘ
organized crime related to alcohol prohibition ⓘ
public respect for law ⓘ
social consequences of prohibition ⓘ
genre legal analysis ⓘ
public policy report ⓘ
historicalContext Eighteenth Amendment era ⓘ
prelude to the repeal of Prohibition ⓘ
historicalPeriod Prohibition era ⓘ
impact contributed to growing criticism of national Prohibition ⓘ
influenced public debate on Prohibition ⓘ
language English ⓘ
publicationYear 1931 ⓘ
publisherType United States government publication ⓘ
recommends better coordination between federal and state authorities ⓘ
improved training and pay for enforcement agents ⓘ
reduction of opportunities for corruption ⓘ
reforms to enforcement practices ⓘ
relatedTo National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement reports ⓘ
Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Wickersham Commission ⓘ
repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment ⓘ
shortTitle Wickersham Commission Prohibition Enforcement Report ⓘ
subject Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
National Prohibition Act ⓘ
Prohibition in the United States ⓘ
Volstead Act enforcement ⓘ
enforcement of alcohol prohibition ⓘ
title Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States ⓘ

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Wickersham Commission → hasPart → Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States ⓘ
National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement → notableWork → Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States ⓘ
Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States → title → Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States ⓘ
Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States → shortTitle → Wickersham Commission Prohibition Enforcement Report ⓘ
linked to: Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States