One way prohibition affected the growth of organized crime was by creating a window for mobs and gangs to fill the want for alcohol. Another way prohibition affected the establishment’s growth was by creating a more desirable perspective of alcohol. The final effect was creating a large moneymaker for “low-life criminals”.
Prohibition practically created organized crime in America. It provided members of small-time street gangs with the greatest opportunity ever — feeding the need of Americans coast to coast to drink beer, wine and hard liquor on the sly.
