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Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Street Gangs : Scheming Legality, Resisting Criminalization / edited by Tereza Kuldova, Martín Sánchez-Jankowski.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Kuldova, Tereza., Editor.
Sánchez-Jankowski, Martín., Editor.
Series:
Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society, 2946-2525
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Organized crime.
Criminal behavior.
Crime--Sociological aspects.
Crime.
Transnational crime.
Critical criminology.
Criminology.
Organized Crime.
Criminal Behavior.
Crime and Society.
Transnational Crime.
Critical Criminology.
Criminology Theory.
Local Subjects:
Organized Crime.
Criminal Behavior.
Crime and Society.
Transnational Crime.
Critical Criminology.
Criminology Theory.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (239 pages).
Edition:
1st ed. 2018.
Place of Publication:
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Summary:
This edited collection offers in-depth essays on outlaw motorcycle clubs and street gangs. Written by sociologists, anthropologists and criminologists, it asks the question of how the self-proclaimed 'outlaws' integrate into society. While these groups may cultivate a deviant image, these original studies show that we should not let ourselves be deceived by appearances. These 'outlaws' are, paradoxically, well integrated into mainstream society. The essays read the relationship of these groups to the media, law enforcement and society through the lens of their strategies of 'scheming legality' and 'resisting criminalization'. These reveal most strikingly how the knowledge of social codes, norms and mechanisms is put to use by these groups. This groundbreaking volume provides answers to previously understudied questions through well-researched case studies drawn from across Europe and United States. With wide-reaching implications for communities around the world, this exciting collection of essays will be of great interest to academics and governmental institutions as well as students and general readers of anthropology, sociology and criminology. .
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction; Tereza Kuldova
Chapter 2. Gangs, Culture, and Society in the United States; Martín Sánchez-Jankowski
Chapter 3. Legalization by Commodification; Elke Van Hellemont
Chapter 4. Dutch Gang Talk; Robert A. Roks and Teun Van Ruitenburg
Chapter 5. From Bikers to Gangsters; Kim Geurtjens, Hans Nelen and Miet Vanderhallen
Chapter 6. Men with a Hobby; Willem Koetsenruijter and Peter Burger
Chapter 7. Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Struggles over Legitimation; Tereza Kuldova and James Quinn
Chapter 8. Outlaw Bikers Between Identity Politics and Civil Rights; Tereza Kuldova
Chapter 9. Inside the Brotherhood; Stig Grundvall.
ISBN:
9783319761206
331976120X

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