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NCJ Number: 182067 Add to Shopping cart Find in a Library
Title: Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs in Canada
Journal: Gazette  Volume:61  Issue:7-12  Dated:July/August 1999  Pages:15-37
Editor(s): Andre Thouin
Date Published: 1999
Annotation: This article investigates outlaw motorcycle gangs in Canada.
Abstract: Outlaw bikers, with their personal criminal associates, present a serious economic and social threat to Canadian society. Since 1996, Canada has adopted a three-tier national strategy to combat the outlaw motorcycle gangs. The article outlines the strategy’s components. In addition, the article examines outlaw motorcycle gangs’ requirements for membership, initiation rites and policies regarding gang colors and insignias. The article presents details about gangs in different geographical areas: (1) the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut; (2) British Columbia, where police are concerned that the Hells Angels can and will use threats and intimidation to thwart police action and disrupt the judicial system; (3) Alberta; (4) Saskatchewan, which is prime territory for Hells Angels expansion; (5) Manitoba, which has a new initiative to combat motorcycle theft that can affect outlaw bikers; and (6) Ontario. It also describes several emergency task force anti-gang operations. Figure, references
Main Term(s): Criminology
Index Term(s): Behavior patterns; Behavior typologies; Canada; Gang member attitudes; Gang violence; Gangs; Group behavior; Macho personality; Motorcycle gangs
Publisher: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca 
Page Count: 23
Format: Article
Type: Report (Study/Research)
Language: English
Country: Canada
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