‘Trust thy crooked neighbor’: Al Capone and the power of social networks
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 12:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Nearly a century ago, the United States prohibited the production and distribution of alcohol through a constitutional amendment. The social experiment, known as Prohibition, lasted only 14 years, but it had the long-term consequence of strengthening organized crime, especially in cities like Chicago, giving rise to Chicago’s infamous Al Capone. Capone’s criminal organization existed before […]