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Outlaw motorcycle gangs: A theoretical perspective
No full textOutlaw Motorcycle Gangs are increasingly seen as a threat to communities around the world. They are a visible threat as a recognizable symbol of deviance and violence. This book discusses the social context within which Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs and groups have emerged and the implication of labelling these groups as deviant and outlaw. There is no doubt that members of these clubs have been involved in serious criminal activity and this book explores whether gang and organised crime theory can effectively explain their criminal activities. Importantly, the book also assesses policing and political responses to the clubs' activities. It argues that there is an increasing need for national and international cooperation on the part of law enforcement agencies with various levels of government as well as the private sector. Importantly, the book offers suggestions for the best responses to the crimes committed by members of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Shrouded histories: Outlaw and Lawmaker, Republican politics and Women's Interests
No full textThis essay reads the novel of expatriate colonial writer Rosa Praed, Outlaw and Lawmaker (1893), as an intervention in the public debate about the Irish question and the marriage question which were vigorously discussed in the late 1880s in Britain, the United States and Australia. Although the novel belongs to the genre of colonial romance, Ferres argues that its author ‘speaks from a range of different positions within these debates, and thus underlines the inherent difficulty of characterising women’s interests’ (32).Arts, Education & Law Group, School of Humanities, Languages and Social SciencesFull Tex
Shrouded histories: Outlaw and Lawmaker, Republican politics and Women's Interests
No full textThis essay reads the novel of expatriate colonial writer Rosa Praed, Outlaw and Lawmaker (1893), as an intervention in the public debate about the Irish question and the marriage question which were vigorously discussed in the late 1880s in Britain, the United States and Australia. Although the novel belongs to the genre of colonial romance, Ferres argues that its author ‘speaks from a range of different positions within these debates, and thus underlines the inherent difficulty of characterising women’s interests’ (32).Arts, Education & Law Group, School of Humanities, Languages and Social SciencesFull Tex
Outlaws vs. Inlaws: A Comparative Analysis of the Childhood Backgrounds of Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members and Non-Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members
Get PDFWhy do individuals join Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs? The present research study explores the childhood backgrounds of Outlaw Motorcycle Club members compared to the childhood backgrounds of Non-Outlaw Motorcycle Club members. Three questions direct the research study: (a) do Outlaw Motorcycle Club members experience more risk factors during childhood than Non-Outlaw Motorcycle Club members, (b) can risk factors motivate one to join a stigmatized group such as an Outlaw Motorcycle Club, and (c) how is belonging restored in the Outlaw Motorcycle Club? Street gang research provides a model for analysis of how risk factors predict joining an Outlaw Motorcycle Club. Utilizing a descriptive, exploratory, and quantitative design, data collection involved outlaw and non-outlaw participants throughout Canada and the United States. An evolutionary psychological perspective combined with the Belongingness Hypothesis frames the interpretation and analysis of what differentiates outlaw from non-outlaw motorcyclists. The outlaw literature can be interpreted as incomplete because of its outdatedness and limited information on outlaw’s childhood backgrounds. Further, newer research identified more similarities between outlaws and non-outlaws. Thus, it leaves us without an understanding of what differentiates them. Knowing the differences is important as law enforcement considers Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs highly organized criminal groups. While many might believe the difference between outlaws and non-outlaws is deviance, this research study suggests exclusion during childhood leads to an impeded self-control and a heightened need to belong causing one to reject society and join a stigmatized group such as an Outlaw Motorcycle Club. In the Outlaw Motorcycle Club one can regain their self-control and restore belonging. Recommendations for future research include comparing participant’s past and present sense of belonging
Understanding the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: International Perspectives
No full textThe Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs) are, without doubt, one of the most interesting, diverse, eclectic, social groups in society today. They are considered outsiders, deviants, and more often than not they are seen as criminally organized. Yet we know so little about them, their structure, organization, and their ethos. Still, society legislates, monitors, and controls, in an effort to police the behaviors we know so little about.\ud
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In this new and extremely informative text, Bain and Lauchs bring together a number of subject experts from around the world in an effort to explain the development, growth, and global expansion of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. For the first time, this text brings together discussions of the OMCGs from Canada, the United States, South and Central America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.\ud
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This text should be compulsory reading for anyone interested in the examination or investigation of this group in society today. It is particularly valuable to criminal justice students, those studying social groups, gangs and organizations, or the sociology of deviance. However, it is also just as relevant for professionals working within the criminal justice and/or legislative field
Outlaw Vs Outlaw
No full textPhotograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Outlaw vs Outlaw is the theme of the annual state prison rodeo at McAlester on September 2 to 5.
2016-08-25 Fast Walstrom Outlaw Supplemental File.docx
No full text2016-08-25 Fast Walstrom Outlaw Supplemental File.doc
Outlaw Vs Outlaw
No full textPhotograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Outlaw vs Outlaw is the theme of the annual state prison rodeo at McAlester on September 2 to 5.
Outlaw bikers in the Swedish parliament : How MC clubs became organized crime
No full textIn the mid-1990s, the Nordic countries witnessed a number of spectacular shootings and deaths linked to motorcycle (mc) clubs, which at the time resulted in extensive attention in the media and to intensive debates in the parliament. This chapter analyzes how these events were described and discussed in the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) during the period 1993-1997. The data have been collected from the Swedish Parliament's database, Rixlex, and all publications from the Swedish Parliament concerning mc clubs have been examined. The data show that even though the majority of the bills of private members of parliament concerning mc-related crime did not make any reference to organized crime, the further treatment in parliament in the end anyway led to that mc-related crimes came to be regarded as organized crime. This was the case despite the fact that there was no evidence to support such a categorization. The linking of outlaw bikers to organized crime came to be an important argument in the debate to justify the introduction of new coercive measures. Powers that once they have been established in the legal system gradually have spread to less serious offenses. The classification of mc-bikers as organized crime has in that way contributed to a normalization of expanded police powers and practices and stricter legislation.</p
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