TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - The Nature of Criminality Within One-Percent Motorcycle Clubs
JO  - Deviant behavior
A1  - Quinn, John
A1  - Koch, DS
SP  - 281
EP  - 305
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - Most law enforcers and academic experts agree that the largest "one-percent" motorcycle clubs are a form of organized crime despite their origins as barroom brawlers. A few club goals related to the destruction of rival groups are more or less overtly criminal. Of greater concern to most observers is the manner in which these clubs provide a context for individuals with a high propensity for illegal activity to unite long enough to operate enterprises of varying levels of sophistication. Social isolation from the mainstream intensifies intra-group loyalties as it concentrates members' attention on the underworld. Bikers integrate their private and club lives in an manner that makes the distinction between club-sponsored and other activities problematic. The relationship of these enterprises to the club itself is often murky as is the line between their planned and spontaneous expressive crimes.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-9625
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -