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Tests the effect of county-wide policy concerning alcohol sales (wet - damp - dry) and how it effects arrest rates and accident rates. Finds that police per 1,000 is the only policy police that affects arrest rates; accident rates comparatively unaffected by either policy or police per 1,000.

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Suggests alcohol prohibition policy does not work as promoted.

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This page is a summary of: Effects of Prohibition in Arkansas Counties, Politics &amp Policy, December 2004, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1346.2004.tb00197.x.
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