Summary Of Bootlegging For Junior By Dalton Trumbo

In Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair, in the article “Bootlegging for Junior” by Dalton Trumbo explains that criminals knew that the police where ineffective and the people did not believe in them. He writes “the university-trained bootlegger will understand that a law which does not receive public support morally is no law at all”(351) The lack of respect for the police paired with the idolization of the Gangsters was one of the mitigating factors that lead to successful criminals. Other reasons where high product demand, extensive territories, networking, and corrupt officials and law enforcement. As discussed earlier, a system of crooked cops and government officials was a tremendous help to criminals. However there were still officers who were not corrupt. Men like Al Capone

Using territories to their advantage was not all that bootleggers did. They also developed sophisticated plans and made connections and used them to their advantage. They created networks throughout the cities, with citizens, law enforcement, and government officials alike. They did all they could to protect themselves and their business, History.com writes “Italian-American gangs (along with other ethnic gangs) entered the booming bootleg liquor business and transformed themselves into sophisticated criminal enterprises, skilled at smuggling, money laundering and bribing police and other public officials". They did all they could to ensure their business' success. They made it into a business and ran it like one, strategy and hard work. This along with the use of coastlines helped gangsters succeed, but perhaps the most essential part of their success was the high demand for