Thomas Barker

The Outlaw Biker Legacy of Violence (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Outlaw Biker Legacy of Violence addresses the legacy of violence in the outlaw biker culture and tackles the implications of the violence that progressed as outlaw biker clubs evolved into adult criminal gangs engaged in crimes for profit over long periods of time and across borders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 118
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351053631
• Artikelnr.: 56833241

Autorenporträt

Thomas Barker, Ph.D., an international expert on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice of Eastern Kentucky University. A former police officer, police academy instructor, professor at four universities, and Dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Jacksonville State University, Barker has been conducting research and writing on biker gangs for more than 15 years. He is past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences as well as of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, which annually issues the Tom Barker Award for Undergraduate Student Service in his name. He is the author or coauthor of 17 books and numerous articles, and frequently speaks to groups and in documentaries on organized crime. The Mob Museum, a popular attraction located in Las Vegas, Nevada, presented an Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs exhibit featuring an original video including interviews with Barker.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Legacy of Violence
Chapter 2: Bikers as Folk Devils
Chapter 3: Motorcycle Clubs
Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs (OMCs)
and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs)
Chapter4: Spreading Biker Violence: Transnational Expansion of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs/Gangs
Chapter 5: The Culture of Violence in the Outlaw Biker Community
Chapter 6: "Bad Men" in the Outlaw Biker Community
Chapter 7: Violent Public Events and Biker Wars: Events That Trigger Moral Panic
Chapter 8: The Waco Debacle: Response to a Moral Panic