- Hal Duncan, Ruth Veevers, Kwanchai Moriya
By: James A. Bultema, Olivia M. Hammerman, Janice Obuchowski
Gangsters and Cops: Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD's Scandalous Coming of Age
It was a battle to control an emerging Los Angeles, fought by gangsters, pimps, vice lords, crooked politicians, and cops. As in a war-ravaged city, bodies dotted the town like discarded trash.
For five decades, Los Angeles was a city overtaken by greed, ranging from the mayor's of
