WICKERSHAM COMMISSION REPORT, NO 1 - PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PROHIBITION

• NCJ Number: 70797
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1930
• Length: 0 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Note: REPORTS 1 AND 2 ARE CONTAINED IN ONE VOLUME

Annotation

PROPOSALS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROHIBITION LAWS ARE PRESENTED IN THIS 1930 REPORT.

Abstract

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM OF ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION LAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL DIFFICULTIES ARE OUTLINED. SUGGESTED MEASURES FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL PROHIBITION ACT INCLUDE: (1) TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF CASE INVESTIGATION AND PREPARATION FOR PROSECUTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES OF ENFORCEMENT; (2) CODIFICATION OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION; (3) PROVISION FOR MAKING THE PROCEDURE IN PADLOCK INJUNCTIONS MORE EFFECTIVE; AND (4) PROVISIONS FOR RELIEVING CONGESTION IN FEDERAL COURTS. THE PROBLEM WAS TO BE STUDIED FURTHER, AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO BE PRESENTED IN A FINAL REPORT.