Differentiating Between Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs): Estimating the Effect of Membership of the Most Crime-Prone OMCGs on Crime Using Matching Weights

Autor: Sjoukje van Deuren, Edward R. Kleemans, Arjan Blokland
Přispěvatelé: Criminology, A-LAB, Empirical and Normative Studies
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: van Deuren, S, Blokland, A A J & Kleemans, E R 2021, ' Differentiating Between Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs): Estimating the Effect of Membership of the Most Crime-Prone OMCGs on Crime Using Matching Weights ', Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 649-675 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40865-021-00180-w
Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 7(4), 649-675. Springer
ISSN: 2199-4641
DOI: 10.1007/s40865-021-00180-w
Popis: Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs) are increasingly viewed as societal menace. Prior research corroborates concerns about OMCGs by showing that many outlaw bikers have a criminal record for various—at times serious–types of offenses (Blokland et al., 2019; Klement, 2016; Rostami & Mondani, 2019; Van Deuren et al., 2021). From a theoretical point of view, OMCGs appear to occupy somewhat of a middle-ground between street gangs and organized crime groups (Von Lampe & Blokland, 2020). Like street gangs, OMCGs are durable, street orientated associations, whose members engage in criminal activity, such as violence and damaging offenses (Klein & Maxson, 2006). Unlike street gang members, however, OMCG members tend to be adults (Blokland et al., 2019; Klement, 2016). Some OMCGs have also been found to engage in serious and organized crimes, such as the manufacturing and trafficking of drugs, extortion, and racketeering (Barker, 2015; Quinn & Koch, 2003; Von Lampe & Blokland, 2020), making them resemble organized crime groups rather than juvenile street gangs in this respect (Lauchs et al., 2015)...
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