Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: A Theoretical Perspective - Hardcover
by M. Lauchs (Author), A. Bain (Author), P. Bell (Author)
Outlaw 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 uses gang and organized crime theory to explain the groups and looks at policing and political responses to the clubs' activities.
Author Biography
Mark Lauchs is Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He is a former bureaucrat with almost two decades experience in policy and research. He publishes in the fields of organized crime and corruption. He is also the presenter of the New Books in Terrorism and Organized Crime podcast.
Andy Bain is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Mount Union, USA, following nine years with the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK. His current research interests include tattoo and culture, gangs and coded language; gangs and gang membership, social-psychology of offending and risk-taking behaviour, and the (psychological) investigation of criminal behaviour. Peter Bell is Senior Lecturer at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Australia. He has more than 30 years of operational experience in combating TOC, has published extensively on the topic and held senior positions in state and federal agencies in Australia and Canada.Details
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