Wickersham Commission

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Board_of_Commissioners
gptkbp:concluded_on Prohibition was a failure
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:public_safety
civil liberties
government regulation
gptkbp:dissolved 1931
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:1929
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:gathered_testimonies_from gptkb:citizens
experts
law enforcement officials
gptkbp:held_hearings_in multiple cities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wickersham Commission
gptkbp:influenced future law enforcement reforms
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Prohibition
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in crime rates
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Great_Depression
social change in the 1930s
gptkbp:is_considered a significant event in U. S. history
gptkbp:is_criticized_for perceived bias
lack of enforcement recommendations
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:organized_crime
bootlegging
corruption in law enforcement
gptkbp:is_focused_on law enforcement practices
gptkbp:is_opposed_by prohibitionists
gptkbp:is_part_of the history of law enforcement in the U. S.
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:political_discussions
historical studies
legal analyses
books on Prohibition
gptkbp:led_to repeal of Prohibition
gptkbp:membership gptkb:George_W._Wickersham
gptkb:Charles_E._Hughes
gptkb:William_H._Taft
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:M._L._H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:James_Landis
gptkb:John_A._Garver
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:final_report
gptkbp:recommended_changes law enforcement policies
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Eighteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:reports_to gptkb:Wickersham_Report
gptkbp:was_supported_by some reformers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_W._Wickersham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4