Exam 10: Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

Shortly after World War II, a group of California veterans formed a motorcycle club and called themselves the:

hat happened in Laughlin, Nevada in 2002 between the Hells Angels and the Mongols?

utlaw chapters are scattered throughout the Midwest, Northeast, and several southern states, and they are particularly strong in:

Outlaw motorcycle clubs (OMC) shun bureaucracy in favor of greater flexibility of operations.

Discuss the difference between a "criminal organization" and an "organization of criminals," using the American Mafia and the Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs (OMC) as examples of these concepts.

hich of the following OMC has no international chapters?

utlaw clubs limit chapter membership to about ______, which helps maintain a strong bond between members and facilitates the decision-making process

The Outlaws and the Bandidos are considered affiliated clubs.

The outlaw club phenomenon dates from the years after _________, when many combat veterans, particularly those residing in California, sought new outlets for feelings of hostility and alienation.

onsistent with their founders' background as military veterans, the Hell's Angels exhibit a ____________ organizational structure.

ho are the one percenters?

ell's Angels mother club is in _______________.

n the Hell's Angels, having been employed, or even having sought employment, in _______________, precludes consideration for membership.

he outlaw motorcycle club is a uniquely ____________ derivation.

n what year was the Hell's Angels formed?

Outlaw motorcycle clubs started after ______________.

rom the time of its founding in 1948, to the present, the Hell's Angels OMC evolved from a rowdy support group for social misfits to a sophisticated drug trafficking operation. Trace the events and processes of this transformation.

The Bandidos were the first outlaw motorcycle club (OMC) to have a formal organizational structure with a constitution and bylaws.

n 1968, the Bandidos moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, and then to _________ which is regarded as the mother chapter.

Compared to other outlaw motorcycle clubs (OMC), the Hell's Angels provide more chapter autonomy.