An Inside Look At Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0873646800 | ISBN-13: 978-0873646802

Outlaw motorcycle gangs have long been a major problem for police, and this law-enforcement manual is an inside look at who they are, how they operate and how they see the world. Revealing information on gang members, colors, motorcycles, philosophies, criminal activities, runs, clubhouses and more gives you a glimpse into a hard world that few people know.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (May 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873646800
• ISBN-13: 978-0873646802
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretentious, Outdated, A one-sided view of Outlaw M/C's, November 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: An Inside Look At Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (Paperback)

Class: Semi-Fiction

This book is a posthumorous look at M/C's written from an (LEO type)perspective.

The book is used as a training tool for law enforcement types (especially those in Rural Departments with low training budgets). The book perpetutates rumors and myths associated with M/C clubs.

The material presented is:

Extremely Outdated Highly Circumstantial Unsubstantiated by fact Clearly One-sided

If you live the M/C lifestyle or just want to read a fairly good piece of sensationalized fiction, you will enjoy the humor and laugh out loud at the some of the most preposterous suppositions ever concocted about the M/C Lifestyle.

I would recommend that if you want an educated, documented and real world look at the M/C lifestyle you read ---

The Rebels : A Brotherhood of Outlaw Bikers; Daniel R. Wolf

Daniel R. Wolf is a social anthropologist that has applied the rigors of research to bring about a truer represention of the 1 percent side of the M/C community.

Daniel Wolf lived the lifestyle, survived the discrimination, and went on to write a relatively accurate portrayal of a "1 percent" M/C.

The Rebels is a great book on the 1 Percent M/C topic.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, poorly presented and bad intelligence, May 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: An Inside Look At Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (Paperback)

This manual was a waste of money and time, it was put together by some Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigator who must have slept through the lecture's he attended. This manual was sold by Paladin Press for years, it's not worthy of being carried by a reputible company like Amazon.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars worth buying but not fully researched or true, July 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: An Inside Look At Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (Paperback)

This is a basic researched manual. To the general person that is involved in this culture, it is obvious that it is written with the main club's in mind, not the smaller, unknown clubs. The research is good but out dated by at least 20 years. One example : Avengers MC, are only in W.Va., Ohio and Mich. and never have been in Calif. or ever will be. Possibly to a person that is starting to be interested in this culture could look at this as a source of general information , ( out dated ) .