Letter from John E. Ayer, M. V., to the Crime and Law Enforcement Commission Citing the Automobile as Increasing Crime and Liquor Trafficking
5/23/1929
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This letter relates to the increase in criminal activity since World War I, including kidnapping, murder, and bootlegging.
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President Hoover established the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement in May 1929 in an effort to identify causes of criminal activity. Thousands of citizens wrote to George Wickersham, the commission's chairman, to offer information and to express opinions about the causes of crime in the United States.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, 1929 - 1931.
National Archives Identifier: 6857701
Full Citation: Letter from John E. Ayer, M. V., to the Crime and Law Enforcement Commission Citing the Automobile as Increasing Crime and Liquor Trafficking; 5/23/1929; Records of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, 1929 - 1931, Record Group 10. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-john-e-ayer-m-v-to-the-crime-and-law-enforcement-commission-citing-the-automobile-as-increasing-crime-and-liquor-trafficking, March 28, 2024]Rights: No Known Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.