Liberal juries were allowed more freedom to compensate adequately. The aging American judiciary began to be replaced by judges no longer dominated by a noncompensation mentality. The GI bill opened up college and professional schools to the masses where before the war only one in twenty Americans could afford a college education.
World War II on the heels of the New Deal brought social changes of unheard-of proportions. By the end of the war, more than 200,000 of these security workers had been sworn in.įillmore Buckner M.D., J.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.C.L.M., in The Medical Malpractice Survival Handbook, 2007 AMERICAN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AFTER THE 20TH CENTURY
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The United States went into full production, and protection of vital industries became crucial, leading the federal government to bring plant security personnel into the army as an auxiliary to military police. A surprise Japanese bombing of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941 jolted the United States into World War II, and security concerns appeared again. Private security companies helped fill the void.īy the late 1930s, Europe was at war again, and the Japanese were expanding in the Far East. A combination of the “war to end all wars,” Prohibition, intense labor unrest, and the Great Depression all overtaxed public police. World War I compounded these turbulent times and people's fears. The social and political climate in the early 20th century reflected urban problems, labor unrest, and worldwide nationalism. Key industries and transportation systems required expanded and improved security. Sabotage and espionage were serious threats. World Wars I and II brought about an increased need for protection in the United States. Purpura, in Security and Loss Prevention (Fifth Edition), 2008 The Great Wars