Motorcycle Gangs Is it a gang or is it a club? How did it form and why? What does it take to become a member and what are the reasons? These are all important questions to anyone interested in knowing more about motorcycle gangs/clubs. At the very start, one must decide whether to consider the organization a gang or a club. The definition of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang interpreted by a recent

Org, 2007). Their 10 founding principles read as follows: Bringing together "Old School Biker Values" and "New World Attitudes Diversity (bikes and membership) Promoting Biker Brotherhood/Sisterhood Camaraderie Promoting a Love of Riding Promoting Safety Having Fun Engaging in Community Service Activities Supporting the Larger Biker Community Improving Our Overall Motorcycling Skills Likewise, the Mission Statement of the Road Raiderz motorcycle club founded in 2005 and based out of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. also emphasizes community relations; it reads, in part,

Gangs The Issue of Gangs History of Gangs in the United States of America Northeast Region (specifically New York City Midwest Region (specifically Chicago) West Region (specifically Los Angeles) South Region First period Current Status of Gangs in the United States of America Types of Gangs in the United States of America Factors Triggering Indulgence in Gangs Impacts of Gang Activities on United States of America Recommendations for Community Response This paper will analyze the nature of gang membership within the

In extreme cases whole legitimate economic sectors are dislocated by commerce based on illegal activities, subverting loyalties from the nation-state and habituating individuals to operating outside the legal framework; 3) Degrade environmental systems through evasion of environmental safeguards and regulations; 4) Destabilize strategically important nations and hinder the progress of so-called economies in transition and developing economies and otherwise interfere with a nation's foreign policy goals and the international system; and

Although tattoos have become normalized in popular culture and body art in general is trendy in the general population, tattoos have traditionally served a central purpose in gang life. Gangs, including the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, MS13, Black Gangster Disciples, Aryan Nation, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, White Supremacists, Vice Lords, Yakuza, and Radical Islamists have all used tattoos for various reasons. This review of literature shows how criminal gangs use tattoos

Using Intelligence and Surveillance at Border Control Part One 1. Summary The Hells Angels are a sizeable and hierarchically organized criminal outfit with chapters throughout Canada. The organization’s primary source of profit is drug trafficking. The organization’s members use intermediaries so as to avoid close involvement in criminal activity. The key strategy to use for eradicating the organization is to adopt a three-fold approach, consisting 1) of conducting surveillance of lower-level actors who